International Assistance to the Palestinians after Oslo

Zusatztext 'In meticulous detail! she traces the international aid effort! and identifies why it has so dramatically failed to deliver the 'tangible results' it once promised. Her answer is clear: heavy Palestinian dependence on the Israeli economy! coupled with Israeli policies of territorial control-illegal settlement activity! roadblocks and other mobility restrictions! and construction of the separation barrier-have made it all but impossible for the West Bank and Gaza to flourish! even with large amounts of external assistance....][...this is an excellent volume. It certainly should be required reading for anyone studying the conflict-and most especially for diplomats! aid officials and others directly involved with the issues that Le More so ably explores'- Rex Brynen! McGill University! Canada; International Affairs"...the strength of this book lies in the breadth of analysis! its well-articulated and evidenced arguments! and its focus on the role of the four main third-party actors: the United States! the EU! the UN and the World Bank..." -- Mandy Turner! University of Brandford; International Peacekeeping Journal'International Assistance to the Palestinians After Oslo! the first in Routledge's Studies on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Series! provides an important critique of the belief that reconstruction! development! and humanitarian aid form essential counterparts to political processes aimed at resolving longstanding violent conflicts.]...[Le More does a masterful job placing ostensibly technocratic donor mechanisms in political context.' - Ali Abunimab - Journal of Palestine Studies! Spring 2009'This monograph tackling the thorny question of the politics of aid in Palestine is essential reading for anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and! more broadly! the politics of aid in a conflict environment.]...[The message in Le More's book is as meticulous and clear as it is sobering.' - Nathalie Tocci! The International Spectator! Vol.44! No. 3! September 2009 Informationen zum Autor Anne Le More currently works for the United Nations in New York. She holds a PhD in International Relations from Oxford University. Her research interests include the Middle East! and the Arab and Muslim world more broadly. She has published a number of articles and is the co-editor of Aid! Diplomacy and Facts on the Ground: The Case of Palestine (Chatham House! London! 2005). Klappentext Why has the West disbursed vertiginous sums of money to the Palestinians after Oslo? What have been donors' motivations and above all the political consequences of the funds spent? This book examines the interface between diplomacy and international assistance during the Oslo years and the intifada. Zusammenfassung Based on original academic research and first hand evidence, this book explores the interface between politics and international assistance within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process after 1993 to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Aid Because of Politics: The Analytical! Legal and Institutional Frameworks 1.1 Analytical background: aid! politics! conflict and peacebuilding 1.2 International law! discourse! and perceptions 1.3 The aid coordination architecture: a political framework for assistance 2. Israeli Policies: The Territorial! Demographic! and Socio-Economic Fragmentation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Territorial separation! cantonment! dispossession! and segregation 2.1 De-development and macroeconomic decline under Oslo and the intifada 2.2 The emergence of a humanitarian crisis 3. Palestinian Adjustment: The Rise and Fall of Arafat's Regime 3.1 Authoritarianism and the personalization of power 3.2 Corruption 3.3 Security! human rights abuses! and the failure to rein in domestic opposition 4. Aid Instead of Politics: Multiple Actors! Fragmented Interests! Limited Influence 4.1 The bilateral pr...

'In meticulous detail, she traces the international aid effort, and identifies why it has so dramatically failed to deliver the 'tangible results' it once promised. Her answer is clear: heavy Palestinian dependence on the Israeli economy, coupled with Israeli policies of territorial controlillegal settlement activity, roadblocks and other mobility restrictions, and construction of the separation barrierhave made it all but impossible for the West Bank and Gaza to flourish, even with large amounts of external assistance....][...this is an excellent volume. It certainly should be required reading for anyone studying the conflictand most especially for diplomats, aid officials and others directly involved with the issues that Le More so ably explores'- Rex Brynen, McGill University, Canada; International Affairs "...the strength of this book lies in the breadth of analysis, its well-articulated and evidenced arguments, and its focus on the role of the four main third-party actors: the United States, the EU, the UN and the World Bank..." -- Mandy Turner, University of Brandford; International Peacekeeping Journal 'International Assistance to the Palestinians After Oslo, the first in Routledge's Studies on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Series, provides an important critique of the belief that reconstruction, development, and humanitarian aid form essential counterparts to political processes aimed at resolving longstanding violent conflicts.]...[Le More does a masterful job placing ostensibly technocratic donor mechanisms in political context.' - Ali Abunimab - Journal of Palestine Studies, Spring 2009 'This monograph tackling the thorny question of the politics of aid in Palestine is essential reading for anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, more broadly, the politics of aid in a conflict environment.]...[The message in Le More's book is as meticulous and clear as it is sobering.' - Nathalie Tocci, The International Spectator, Vol.44, No. 3, September 2009

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Anne Le More currently works for the United Nations in New York. She holds a PhD in International Relations from Oxford University. Her research interests include the Middle East, and the Arab and Muslim world more broadly. She has published a number of articles and is the co-editor of Aid, Diplomacy and Facts on the Ground: The Case of Palestine (Chatham House, London, 2005).

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Why has the West disbursed vertiginous sums of money to the Palestinians after Oslo? What have been donors' motivations and above all the political consequences of the funds spent? This book examines the interface between diplomacy and international assistance during the Oslo years and the intifada.

Résumé
Based on original academic research and first hand evidence, this book explores the interface between politics and international assistance within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process after 1993 to the present day.

Contenu

Introduction 1. Aid Because of Politics: The Analytical, Legal and Institutional Frameworks 2. Israeli Policies: The Territorial, Demographic, and Socio-Economic Fragmentation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory 3. Palestinian Adjustment: The Rise and Fall of Arafat's Regime 4. Aid Instead of Politics: Multiple Actors, Fragmented Interests, Limited Influence 5. Espousing Israeli Policies: Supporting the 'Peace Process' 6. Funding Palestinian Adjustment: Regime Creation and the Undermining of Palestinian State Building. Conclusion