Georges Corm


Georges Corm was a Lebanese economist. He served as minister of finance in the government of Salim Hoss from 1998 to 2000.
WWW georgescorm.com

Life and career

Corm was born to parents of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian descent. He studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris where he graduated in Public Finance and has also a PhD from Paris University in Constitutional Law.
His books have been translated into several languages. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Prix de l'essai for his work La Nouvelle Question d’Orient.
Corm died in Beirut on 14 August 2024, at the age of 84.

Select bibliography

Le Nouveau Gouvernement du Monde L’Europe et le Mythe de l’Occident Histoire du Moyen-Orient Le Proche-Orient éclaté Orient-Occident, la fracture imaginaire L'Europe et l'Orient : de la balkanisation à la libanisation. Histoire d'une modernité inaccomplie Le Liban contemporain. Histoire et société Histoire du pluralisme religieux dans le bassin méditerranéen Le Nouveau Désordre économique mondial La Mue Le Moyen-Orient La Question religieuse au XXIe siècle. Géopolitique et crise de la post-modernité
  • ''Le nouveau gouvernement du monde – Idéologies, structures, contre-pouvoirs''