State Formation in Palestine (Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415338026 ISBN 13: 9780415338028

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

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. It argues that the analytical framework of 'good governance' is not appropriate for assessing state performance in developing countries, and that it is especially inappropriate in conflict and post-conflict situations. Instead, an alternative framework is proposed for assessing state performance in a context of economic and social transformation. This is then applied in detail to different aspects of state formation in Palestine, showing that the institutional architecture set up by the Oslo agreements was responsible for many of the serious failures.

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About the Author

Mushtaq H. Khan is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has published a book and numerous articles on corruption, clientelism, rent-seeking and state failure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415338026
• ISBN 13: 9780415338028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Amundsen Inge, Giacaman George, Khan Mushtaq Husain