Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery

Since the last Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting, the PA has continued to strengthen its institutions, delivering public services and promoting reforms that many existing states struggle with. The quality of its public financial management (P...

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topic ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
APPROVAL PROCESS
ARREARS
AUDITS
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
BANK BORROWING
BANK FINANCING
BANK LOANS
BANKS
BORROWING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS OWNERS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CHECKS
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
DEBT
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DOMESTIC BANK
DOMESTIC DEBT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SHOCK
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
ENROLLMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED ASSETS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
GENDER
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FUND
JOB CREATION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SECURITY
JOBS
JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUSTICE SYSTEM
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR FORCE SURVEYS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET NEEDS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR SURVEYS
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL REFORM
LEGISLATION
LICENSE RENEWAL
LOAN
LOAN AMOUNT
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MODEL LAW
MONETARY FUND
MOTIVATION
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET EMPLOYMENT
NOTARIES
NUTRITION
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
OPEN ECONOMY
PENSION
PENSION SYSTEM
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
RECURRENT BUDGET DEFICIT
RECURRENT DEFICIT
REPAYMENT
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SAFETY
SAFETY STANDARDS
SCHOOL AGE POPULATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SELF EMPLOYED
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SUPPLY CHAINS
TAX
TAX LIABILITIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADING
TRAINING CENTERS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNION
VALUATION
VALUATIONS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
WAGE BILL
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
WOMAN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
YOUNGER WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH LABOR
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
spellingShingle ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
APPROVAL PROCESS
ARREARS
AUDITS
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
BANK BORROWING
BANK FINANCING
BANK LOANS
BANKS
BORROWING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS OWNERS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CHECKS
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
DEBT
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DOMESTIC BANK
DOMESTIC DEBT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SHOCK
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
ENROLLMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED ASSETS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
GENDER
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FUND
JOB CREATION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SECURITY
JOBS
JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUSTICE SYSTEM
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR FORCE SURVEYS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET NEEDS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR SURVEYS
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL REFORM
LEGISLATION
LICENSE RENEWAL
LOAN
LOAN AMOUNT
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MODEL LAW
MONETARY FUND
MOTIVATION
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET EMPLOYMENT
NOTARIES
NUTRITION
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
OPEN ECONOMY
PENSION
PENSION SYSTEM
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
RECURRENT BUDGET DEFICIT
RECURRENT DEFICIT
REPAYMENT
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SAFETY
SAFETY STANDARDS
SCHOOL AGE POPULATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SELF EMPLOYED
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SUPPLY CHAINS
TAX
TAX LIABILITIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADING
TRAINING CENTERS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNION
VALUATION
VALUATIONS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
WAGE BILL
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
WOMAN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
YOUNGER WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH LABOR
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
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Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
West Bank and Gaza
description Since the last Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting, the PA has continued to strengthen its institutions, delivering public services and promoting reforms that many existing states struggle with. The quality of its public financial management (PFM) has further improved. Education and health in the West Bank and Gaza (WB&G) are highly developed, comparing favorably to the performance of countries in the region as well as globally. Ultimately, sustainable economic growth in WB&G can only be underpinned by a vibrant private sector. The latter will not rebound significantly while Israeli restrictions on access to natural resources and markets remain in place, and as long as investors are deterred by the increased cost of business associated with the closure regime. Education and health indicators for WB&G are impressive and reflect extensive coverage of the population, but a focus on improving the quality of these services remains warranted. Similarly, education investments take time to mature. While the PA is already implementing an education sector plan that highlights the importance of improving the quality of education, the relevance of graduates' skills remains an area requiring further attention. This report will therefore reflect on recent growth trends but also on the future trade regime and employability of the WB&G labor force.
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author World Bank
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title Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery
title_short Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery
title_full Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery
title_fullStr Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery
title_full_unstemmed Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery
title_sort building the palestinian state : sustaining growth, institutions, and service delivery
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423451468176985450/Building-the-Palestinian-state-sustaining-growth-institutions-and-service-delivery-economic-monitoring-report-to-the-Ad-Hoc-Liaison-Committee
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27796
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spelling okr-10986-277962021-04-23T14:04:42Z Building the Palestinian State : Sustaining Growth, Institutions, and Service Delivery World Bank ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING APPROVAL PROCESS ARREARS AUDITS AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BANK BORROWING BANK FINANCING BANK LOANS BANKS BORROWING BUDGETING BUSINESS OWNERS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CHECKS CORRUPTION COUNTRY COMPARISONS DEBT DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC BANK DOMESTIC DEBT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCK EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEM EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM ENROLLMENT ENTREPRENEURS EQUAL ACCESS EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPACITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FISCAL POLICY FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE TRADE GENDER GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GREATER ACCESS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUND JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SECURITY JOBS JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUSTICE SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR FORCE SURVEYS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR SURVEYS LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LICENSE RENEWAL LOAN LOAN AMOUNT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MODEL LAW MONETARY FUND MOTIVATION MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES NET EMPLOYMENT NOTARIES NUTRITION ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPEN ECONOMY PENSION PENSION SYSTEM PREVIOUS SECTION PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RECURRENT BUDGET DEFICIT RECURRENT DEFICIT REPAYMENT RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SCHOOL AGE POPULATION SECONDARY SCHOOLING SELF EMPLOYED SOCIAL SERVICES SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX LIABILITIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRADE FACILITATION TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADING TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNION VALUATION VALUATIONS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAGE BILL WAGES WATER SUPPLY WOMAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT YOUNGER WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH LABOR YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Since the last Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting, the PA has continued to strengthen its institutions, delivering public services and promoting reforms that many existing states struggle with. The quality of its public financial management (PFM) has further improved. Education and health in the West Bank and Gaza (WB&G) are highly developed, comparing favorably to the performance of countries in the region as well as globally. Ultimately, sustainable economic growth in WB&G can only be underpinned by a vibrant private sector. The latter will not rebound significantly while Israeli restrictions on access to natural resources and markets remain in place, and as long as investors are deterred by the increased cost of business associated with the closure regime. Education and health indicators for WB&G are impressive and reflect extensive coverage of the population, but a focus on improving the quality of these services remains warranted. Similarly, education investments take time to mature. While the PA is already implementing an education sector plan that highlights the importance of improving the quality of education, the relevance of graduates' skills remains an area requiring further attention. This report will therefore reflect on recent growth trends but also on the future trade regime and employability of the WB&G labor force. 2017-08-14T20:48:45Z 2017-08-14T20:48:45Z 2011-04-13 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423451468176985450/Building-the-Palestinian-state-sustaining-growth-institutions-and-service-delivery-economic-monitoring-report-to-the-Ad-Hoc-Liaison-Committee http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27796 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza