The Palestinian Economy: Between Imposed Integration and Voluntary Separation (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia) [Hardcover]

Arie Arnon (Author), A. Spivak (Author), J. Weinblatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | ISBN-10: 9004105387 | ISBN-13: 978-9004105386

Offering a comprehensive overview of the Palestinian economy in the West Bank and Gaza, this text focuses upon the features of this economy from the mid-1970s up to the late-1990s. Under Israeli occupation, the Palestinian economy suffered from poorly developed domestic labour and capital markets, and considerable dependence on the highly developed Israeli economy for employment, trade and financial resources. This text analyzes past trends, current conditions and alternative arrangements for the future. A wide range of data is used to present a picture of the Palestinian economy through tables and graphs. The authors propose new institutional arrangements between the Palestinian and Israeli economies - an economic filters plan - which will promote neither total integration nor total separation.

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Review

'"This work is especially interesting because it is written by Israeli economists and reflects some of the views of the Israeli policy makers, hitherto kept under a cloud of secrecy, on how to deal with the occupied region.'
S. Behdad, "Choice, 1998.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004105387
• ISBN-13: 978-9004105386
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,767,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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