1st Edition
The Political Economy of Aid in Palestine Relief from Conflict or Development Delayed?
By Sahar Taghdisi-Rad
Copyright 2011
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
SaharTaghdisi-Rad is currently an economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
"[T]his book adds an important, distinctive and timely contribution to the scholarly work on Palestine, its economy and the development process. It is a must-read for all actors and scholars that deal with the aid and development industry in Palestine particularly and in the conflict-affected areas generally." - Alaa Tartir, LSE; LSE Review of Books, 19th July 2012
