A SOCIO-ECONOMIC OPINION POLL IN BEIRUT, LEBANON
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 18-27
ISSN: 0033-362X
The opinions of a group of 170 Lebanese upper income bracket businessmen, professionals, salaried non-gov'al employees & gov'al employees on orientation to career, consumption & investment priorities, SE conditions & the location of responsibility for econ development are presented. It is contended that the results reflect a lack of personal involvement or responsibility for SE development, but a sound understanding of some of the basic problems. Lack of personal involvement is reflected in the disinclination of R's to favor careers normally associated with Ur-industrial development & in their disposition to channel investments & consumption, & express SE value judgments in a manner inconsistent with that usually consid ered necessary to econ development in underdeveloped areas. Interesting diff's of opinion between the sub-strata of the sample-universe are revealed, not only for the 4 career patterns, but also as between the sexes & 4 income levels. Modified AA- IPSA.