Syria’s new rulers go for economic shock therapy, job cuts in public sector and privatisation on the cards
Under Assad and his father, Syria was organised as a militarised, state-led economy that favoured an inner circle of allies and family members, with members of the family's Alawite sect heavily represented in the public sector. There is now a major shift to "a competitive free-market economy," Syria's new economy minister said
Under Assad and his father, Syria was organised as a militarised, state-led economy that favoured an inner circle of allies and family members, with members of the family's Alawite sect heavily represented in the public sector. There is now a major shift to "a competitive free-market economy," Syria's new economy minister said
