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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784680103321

Titolo

The economics of Palestine : economic policy and institutional reform for a viable Palestinian state / / edited by David Cobham and Numan Kanafani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-33708-6

1-134-33709-4

1-280-17111-1

0-203-39064-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in development economics ; ; 40

Altri autori (Persone)

CobhamDavid P

KanafaniNoman <1948->

Disciplina

330.95695/3

Soggetti

Palestine Economic conditions

Palestine Economic policy

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; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The choice of trade regime depends on multiple other factors; Discussion; 3 Alternative currency arrangements; Discussion; 4 Budgetary and fiscal policy; Discussion; 5 The role of the financial sector; Discussion; 6 Company law and corporate governance in Palestine; Discussion; 7 Structuring a pension scheme for a future Palestinian state; Discussion; Discussion; 8 Strategies for economic development, the role of Gaza and the future of the refugee camps; Discussion; 9 Foreign aid strategy

Discussion10 Absorbing returnees in a viable Palestinian state; Discussion; Discussion; 11 Incomplete contracts, the port of Gaza and the case for economic sovereignty; Discussion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to set the intense political debates on one side in order to do some serious economic analysis. It assumes that a sovereign independent Palestinian state comes into existence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and proceeds to examine the economic policies and institutional reforms which would be appropriate for it. Key



recommendations are that such a state should:* adopt a non-discriminatory trade regime* introduce a new currency with a currency board and later a hard peg to the euro* establish a new type of pension scheme combining universal and work-based elements<BR