Foreign aid to the Gaza Strip between trusteeship and de-development. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ahmed H. Tannira.
• Authors: Tannira, Ahmed
• Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Development Trusteeship -- 1.2 Political Dynamics of Aid to Palestinians -- 1.3 Theoretical Underpinnings -- 1.4 Data Collection and Sources -- 1.5 Author's Positionality and Interaction with Participants -- 1.6 Overview of the Book -- Chapter 2 Problematising Development -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Different Developments, Different Definitions -- 2.3 Modernisation and Development -- 2.4 Economic Growth or Social Differentiation -- 2.5 A Design for 'Surplus People' Creation and Control -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Gaza: Periodising De-Development Under Occupation -- 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Mapping Gaza's Post-Oslo Economy -- 3.3 Underdevelopment versus De-development -- 3.4 The First Intifada (1987-93): An Ever-Conditioned Economy -- 3.4.1 Impact of the Gulf War (1990-91) on Palestinian Politics and Economy -- 3.4.2 Social Services and Aid Provision prior to the PA -- 3.5 The Post-Oslo Gaza (1993-2005): The 'Singapore of the Middle East' -- 3.5.1 Post-Oslo Economic Indicators -- 3.5.2 International Assistance: The Buying of Peace -- 3.6 The Disengagement Plan 2005: Building Castles in the Sky -- 3.6.1 Israel's Unilateralism in Dealing with Gaza 3.6.2 Disengagement from the Israeli Perspective and the Post-Disengagement New Realities -- 3.7 Hamas's Control of Gaza and the Emergence of the 'Tunnel Economy' (2006-12) -- 3.7.1 The Emergence and Growth of the 'Tunnel Economy' -- 3.7.2 Hamas Reinforces Its Control over the Strip -- 3.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Aid, The 'Partner for Peace' and the Reshaping of Palestine's Political and Socio-Economic Spaces -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The 'Partner for Peace Framework' and Buying the PA's Political Stability -- 4.2.1 Changing Internal Power Dynamics within PLO Prior to Signing Oslo Accords 4.2.2 Unbalanced Power Dynamics: PA, Israel and Donors -- 4.3 Redefining the Political Elite -- 4.3.1 Contested Values: Donors' Tailored Democratisation and Reform -- 4.3.2 Designing Palestinians' Political Division -- 4.4 The Structural Underpinnings of Division -- 4.4.1 The PA's Governance and Social Welfare -- 4.4.2 Absence of Economic Foundations in Gaza -- 4.4.3 Reshaping Gaza's Private Sector and the Middle Class -- 4.4.4 Hamas, the Tunnel Economy and the Further Reconstruction of Socio-economic Realities -- 4.5 Conclusion: Multiple Interpretations -- 4.5.1 The Political Hegemony of Aid and Development -- 4.5.2 Ambiguous Development
• Publisher Details: London, UK : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages)
• Subjects: 330.956943; Economic assistance; Economic assistance; Economic history; Politics and government; Gaza Strip -- Economic conditions; Gaza Strip -- Politics and government; Gaza Strip; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785275715; 1785275712; 9781785275722; 1785275720
• Related ISBNs: 1785275704; 9781785275708
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (CambridgeCore, viewed November 15, 2021).
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