The Political Economy of Aid in Palestine: Relief from Conflict or Development Delayed?

by Taghdisi-Rad; Sahar

• ISBN13: 9780415563253
• ISBN10: 0415563259
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book examines the nature of donor operations in Palestine and questions the viability of aid as an instrument of 'economic development' in conflict zones. It highlights the political and ideological determinants of aid allocation and effectiveness, arguing that aid to Palestine cannot bring about significant improvement as long as the Palestinian economy is fundamentally affected by Israeli occupation, settlement and blockade.

Table of Contents

List of tables and figures	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
List of abbreviations	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
A critical analysis of the aid debate in the context of conflict-affected countries	p. 1
Chapter structure	p. 6
Aid effectiveness debate disputed	p. 19
Backgrond to the aid debate	p. 20
The origins of the aid effectiveness debate	p. 23
Burnside and Dollar's 'interactive' analysis	p. 23
Development of the aid effectiveness debate	p. 30
The fragile foundations of the aid effectiveness debate	p. 33
Incorporation of conflict into the analysis of aid	p. 39
Aid for Trade: the rise of trade-related assistance	p. 45
The origins of the AfT debate	p. 46
The rationale behind AfT	p. 47
A critique of AfT	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 52
Palestinian economic performance and donor response: a pre- and post-Intifada analysis	p. 55
Major macroeconomic indicators of the Palestinian economy	p. 56
The determinants of economic performance: the elements and legacies of the prolonged conflict	p. 64
Donor activities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since Oslo	p. 67
Patterns of sectoral aid allocation in Palestine	p. 69
Donor profile: the European Commission	p. 73
Donor profile: the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)	p. 78
Dono profile: the World Bank	p. 81
Conclusion	p. 86
(De-)development and collapse of Palestinian trade: 1967-present	p. 88
Pre-Oslo trade in Palestine	p. 88
Post-Oslo trade in Palestine	p. 92
Post-Intifada trade in Palestine	p. 98
Determinants of the post-Intifada trade performance	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 112
Trade-related assistance in Palestine	p. 113
United States Agency for International Development	p. 116
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	p. 128
The European Commission	p. 136
Conclusion	p. 139
Evaluation of the trends in donor assistance to Palestine	p. 141
Evaluation of trade-related assistance: a conceptual and methodological critique	p. 142
Donos' neutrality paradox	p. 158
Donors 'political rivalries and alliances: the central determinant of the aid agenda	p. 174
Budget support and institution-building: avenues for donor survival	p. 178
Donors' co-option of the Palestinian governance and development policy-making	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 192
Conclusion	p. 194
Aid in conflict or conflict in aid: futility of development planning and assistance in the absence of a viable political settlement	p. 194
Notes	p. 202
Bibliography	p. 212
Index	p. 238
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