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Khan, Mushtaq and Amundsen, Inge, eds. (2004) State Formation in Palestine: Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation. Abingdon: Routledge.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Edited Book or Journal Volume
Additional Information: Link to Amazon Site: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415338018/qid=1124387301/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/202-1725848-5370236 The Introduction: State Formation in Palestine, Chapter 1 ( Evaluating the Emerging Palestinian State : Good Governance versus Transformation Potential) and Chapter 2 ( State Formation under the PNA: Potential Outcomes and their Viability) are available for download under 'Book Chapters' in this repository
SOAS Departments & Centres: Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > Department of Economics
ISBN: 9780415338011
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203448250
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2007 13:34
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/2430

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