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The case for economic development in Palestine : it's limitations and the prospect of success

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Jan. 1, 2007

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Aix-Marseille 3

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The aim of this research is to investigate the current situation and the challenges facing the Palestinian economic development. The study will examine the hypothesis that economic development is not possible due to major obstacles facing the Palestinian economy. Some of these obstacles are exogenous: (The Israeli Obstacles, Dangers of decreasing the International Aids and Risk of continuous American Policy). The others are endogenous: (the absence of a comprehensive development visions and strategy. To the extant that many Palestinians perceive the PNA as corrupt and inefficient, Bureaucracy; stumble and nepotism, Labor Force and Problems of Investment and Creating Business). While the fundamental constrain to development of Palestinian economy related to the fact that Palestinian people do not have a real state; The Palestinian Territory is treated as a politically independent, as though it is the Palestinian aspirations, but the fact on the ground is different. The Palestinian territory has effectively remained since 1967, and even since the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993, under the economic and political control of Israel. Not surprisingly, the Palestinian economy therefore depending on the Israel’s criteria that can regulate in the light of its own sovereign interests. Assuming the removal of these obstacles, what will happen to the process of economic development? Various scenarios will be examined, under the assumption that some of these obstacles will be removed. What is the possible impact of removing some of these obstacles? The study will focus on major issues such as recent economic performance, the prospect of cooperation in the region