LEADER 03296oam 2200625I 450 001 9910784680103321 005 20230617040934.0 010 $a1-134-33708-6 010 $a1-134-33709-4 010 $a1-280-17111-1 010 $a0-203-39064-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203390641 035 $a(CKB)1000000000360037 035 $a(EBL)200575 035 $a(OCoLC)437061367 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000143728 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11157623 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143728 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10121117 035 $a(PQKB)10986757 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200575 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200575 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162762 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL17111 035 $a(OCoLC)61366301 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000360037 100 $a20180331d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe economics of Palestine $eeconomic policy and institutional reform for a viable Palestinian state /$fedited by David Cobham and Numan Kanafani 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in development economics ;$v40 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-64914-5 311 $a0-415-32761-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aDiscussion10 Absorbing returnees in a viable Palestinian state; Discussion; Discussion; 11 Incomplete contracts, the port of Gaza and the case for economic sovereignty; Discussion; Index 330 $aThis 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