State formation in Palestine : viability and governance during a social transformation / edited by Mushtaq Husain Khan with George Giacaman and Inge Amundsen
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: State formation in Palestine; Evaluating the emerging Palestinian state: 'Good governance' versus 'transformation potential'; State formation under the PNA: Potential outcomes and their viability; Israel and the Palestinian economy: Integration or containment?; PNA political institutions and the future of state formation; Monopolies and the PNA; Taxation and state formation in Palestine 1994 2000; Donor assistance, rent-seeking and elite formation; Index
Summary
This book examines key questions, and challenges the widely prevalent view that the Palestinian Authority collapsed because of its internal governance failures, its lack of commitment to democracy, and corruption
