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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459049903321

Autore

Taghdisi-Rad Sahar

Titolo

The political economy of aid in Palestine [[electronic resource] ] : relief from conflict or development delayed? / / Sahar Taghdisi-Rad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-91841-8

1-282-91286-0

9786612912863

0-203-84419-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

The Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series

Disciplina

338.91095695/3

Soggetti

Economic assistance - Palestine

Electronic books.

Palestine Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Aid effectiveness debate disputed; 3 Palestinian economic performance and donor response: A pre- and post-Intifada analysis; 4 (De-)development and collapse of Palestinian trade: 1967-present; 5 Trade-related assistance in Palestine; 6 Evaluation of the trends in donor assistance to Palestine; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite for many years receiving the highest per capita aid worldwide, the economies of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have failed to achieve any lasting developmental outcomes and suffer from major weaknesses which undermine their very survival. This book argues that the dominant, mainstream approach to the study of aid and aid effectiveness is theoretically and empirically inadequate for a comprehensive understanding and analysis of the workings of aid in developing countries, particularly those undergoing conflict. This book examines the nature of donor operations in Palestine, hi