This report examines Syria’s post-Assad economic governance, arguing that rapid executive centralization and policymaking by decree have weakened due process, transparency, and stakeholder participation. It traces how legislative delay, supra-ministerial structures, local exclusion, and limited access to data shape fiscal, investment, public-sector, and reconstruction decisions. The report warns that exclusionary economic governance can deepen grievances and undermine recovery, while outlining pathways for more inclusive decision-making, stronger oversight, transparent data, employment protections, and donor support tied to accountability.
