FROM : Current Challenges, Future Opportunities and Potential Impact of Expanded Administrative Decentralization in Lebanon

Reviewer 1 Comments

1. Remove the bullet points and combine lines into one single paragraph.

Response: Thank you for pointing this out. Bullet points were combined in all the places in the manuscript into one paragraph. The only bullet points that were kept are at the end of the manuscript before the conclusion, and it was kept for clarity. If the reviewer sees that this part should also be combined into one single paragraph, I am happy to do that.

2. Add this reference to the paper. Taamneh, M., Rawabdeh, M. and Abu-Hummour, M. (2020) Evaluation of decentralization experience through political, administrative, and fiscal indicators: The case of Jordan, J. of Public Affairs, 19(2):2020, e2026

Response: This reference was added. I took the relevant part to my research and incorporated it in the body of the manuscript and the reference was added in the referencing list at the end of the manuscript.

Reviewer 2 Comments

1. I found some grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. I have noted corrections to the content of the article.

Response: Thank you for the comments of the reviewer. The title of the manuscript was changed as suggested by the reviewer. Additionally, all the edits suggested in the manuscript were accepted and the questions that the reviewer asked were answered and some rephrasing that were requested are done.