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

• Autore: Taghdisi-Rad Sahar
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.91095695/3
• Soggetto topico: Economic assistance - Palestine
• Soggetto geografico: Palestine Economic conditions
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The political economy of aid in Palestine
• ISBN: 1-136-91841-8; 1-282-91286-0; 9786612912863; 0-203-84419-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812548303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series.