Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects
The World Bank's June 23 report, "Disengagement, the Palestinian Economy and the Settlements," warns of the potential disintegration of the Palestinian economy under the sustained pressures of conflict and Israeli closure policies--a...
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okr-10986-144092021-04-23T14:03:18Z Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects World Bank AIR SERVICES AIR TRANSPORT AUTHORITY BASIC BORDER CROSSINGS BULK CARGO CARGO CARGO HANDLING CITIZENS CIVIL WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER SCANNING CONTAINERS CORRUPTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMISTS EXPORT GATEWAYS GOVERNANCE REFORMS HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTS INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTION REGIME INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL SECURITY NATURAL RESOURCES NORMALIZATION PASSENGER PERFORMANCE MEASURES PILOTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POVERTY LINE PRIME MINISTER RAILWAY NETWORK RANGE REFERENCE RESTORATION RESTRICTIONS RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD TRANSPORT ROLL ROLL-OFF ROUTE ROUTES SCANNERS SCANNING SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS SECURITY CONTROL SECURITY EQUIPMENT SECURITY GROUNDS SECURITY INCIDENTS SECURITY INSPECTIONS SECURITY POLICIES SECURITY RISK TERMINAL TERMINALS TERRORISM TRAFFIC TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT OPERATORS TUNNEL UNEMPLOYMENT WEST BANK AND GAZA The World Bank's June 23 report, "Disengagement, the Palestinian Economy and the Settlements," warns of the potential disintegration of the Palestinian economy under the sustained pressures of conflict and Israeli closure policies--a situation which is potentially ruinous for both Palestinians and Israelis. Currently there is hope that the Israeli and Palestinian governments are once again ready to discuss their shared future. At this juncture, it is vital that policy-makers focus on stabilizing and reviving the economy as part of any new political process. While money, and in particular donor money, has an important role to play, the underlying causes of economic decline need to be addressed. For a recovery to take place, the Government of Israel needs to roll back the system of restrictions on the movement of people and goods imposed since the beginning of the intifada - it is these various closure measures that are the proximate cause of four years of Palestinian economic distress. The Government of Israel has given encouraging signs of a willingness to reform the management of border gateways, to enable a much faster and more reliable throughput of cargo and people. For its part, the Palestinian Authority faces two sets of challenges if it is to play its part in bringing about revival. First is the need to demonstrate strong commitment to security reform, politically risky though this may be. The PA also needs to reinvigorate its program of governance reforms in order to create an internal environment more attractive to private investors. Chapter Six lays out an agenda of actions that the Bank believes would lay the basis for economic regeneration. It is further proposed that the donor community track progress by the parties in tackling these key preconditions for economic revival. If significant progress is made against a set of agreed indicators, a major new donor effort would then be justified - and a donor pledging conference should be called. 2013-07-09T15:38:12Z 2013-07-09T15:38:12Z 2004-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6074645/stagnation-or-revival-israeli-disengagement-palestinian-economic-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14409 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza |
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AIR SERVICES AIR TRANSPORT AUTHORITY BASIC BORDER CROSSINGS BULK CARGO CARGO CARGO HANDLING CITIZENS CIVIL WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER SCANNING CONTAINERS CORRUPTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMISTS EXPORT GATEWAYS GOVERNANCE REFORMS HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTS INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTION REGIME INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL SECURITY NATURAL RESOURCES NORMALIZATION PASSENGER PERFORMANCE MEASURES PILOTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POVERTY LINE PRIME MINISTER RAILWAY NETWORK RANGE REFERENCE RESTORATION RESTRICTIONS RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD TRANSPORT ROLL ROLL-OFF ROUTE ROUTES SCANNERS SCANNING SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS SECURITY CONTROL SECURITY EQUIPMENT SECURITY GROUNDS SECURITY INCIDENTS SECURITY INSPECTIONS SECURITY POLICIES SECURITY RISK TERMINAL TERMINALS TERRORISM TRAFFIC TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT OPERATORS TUNNEL UNEMPLOYMENT WEST BANK AND GAZA World Bank Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects |
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The World Bank's June 23 report,
"Disengagement, the Palestinian Economy and the
Settlements," warns of the potential disintegration of
the Palestinian economy under the sustained pressures of
conflict and Israeli closure policies--a situation which is
potentially ruinous for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Currently there is hope that the Israeli and Palestinian
governments are once again ready to discuss their shared
future. At this juncture, it is vital that policy-makers
focus on stabilizing and reviving the economy as part of any
new political process. While money, and in particular donor
money, has an important role to play, the underlying causes
of economic decline need to be addressed. For a recovery to
take place, the Government of Israel needs to roll back the
system of restrictions on the movement of people and goods
imposed since the beginning of the intifada - it is these
various closure measures that are the proximate cause of
four years of Palestinian economic distress. The Government
of Israel has given encouraging signs of a willingness to
reform the management of border gateways, to enable a much
faster and more reliable throughput of cargo and people. For
its part, the Palestinian Authority faces two sets of
challenges if it is to play its part in bringing about
revival. First is the need to demonstrate strong commitment
to security reform, politically risky though this may be.
The PA also needs to reinvigorate its program of governance
reforms in order to create an internal environment more
attractive to private investors. Chapter Six lays out an
agenda of actions that the Bank believes would lay the basis
for economic regeneration. It is further proposed that the
donor community track progress by the parties in tackling
these key preconditions for economic revival. If significant
progress is made against a set of agreed indicators, a major
new donor effort would then be justified - and a donor
pledging conference should be called. |
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Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects |
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Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects |
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Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects |
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Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects |
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Stagnation or Revival : Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects |
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stagnation or revival : israeli disengagement and palestinian economic prospects |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6074645/stagnation-or-revival-israeli-disengagement-palestinian-economic-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14409 |
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