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Ammar Shams Aldin received his MSc in the Political Economy of Development from SOAS University of London with a focus on the MENA region. He previously managed US government-funded civil society and governance programming in Syria and Turkey for several years. He is currently based in the U.S.
The Syrian constitution will only be words on paper until power is devolved to the local level
Syria faces long-standing economic problems that have been greatly exacerbated by its nine-year-long war. The cost of rebuilding the country will be enormous. But before there can be any discussion of sanctions relief or economic assistance, key political and economic reforms must be implemented. First and foremost among these is the devolution of power to the most local level of governance.
