ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL6.GCP/2022/2
Country: State of Palestine
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Governance and Conflict Prevention
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Debt and fiscal policy, Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Support to the Palestinian people, Development challenges, Public finance and inclusive fiscal policy
SDGs: Agenda 2030, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
Keywords: Economic development, Development policy, Human rights policy, Economic dependence, International law, Military occupation, Self-determination of peoples
Countering economic dependence and de-development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
February 2023
The report analyses how Israeli policies and practices have eviscerated the economy in the occupied Palestinian territory, resulting in de-development and asymmetric dependence. It examines the failure of the “development-as-usual” approach to development in the occupied Palestinian territory, which compounded the economic evisceration. The report also explores options to mitigate the consequences of economic evisceration and advocates a shift towards an approach to the Palestinian economy that prioritizes international law and the attainment of rights over security-political-territorial considerations.
The report proposes a three-pillar rights-based policy framework that seeks to decrease Palestinian economic dependence on Israel; mitigate the ongoing de-development in the occupied Palestinian territory and its social and economic effects; and reprioritize the attainment of Palestinian rights – especially the right to self-determination – and the application of international law as prerequisite to development and peace. The report also proposes operationalizing the framework using a two-track policy agenda for each pillar: a track for short-term issues of immediate concern and a second for long-term strategic issues.
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The report analyses how Israeli policies and practices have eviscerated the economy in the occupied Palestinian territory, resulting in de-development and asymmetric dependence. It examines the failure of the “development-as-usual” approach to development in the occupied Palestinian territory, which compounded the economic evisceration. The report also explores options to mitigate the consequences of economic evisceration and advocates a shift towards an approach to the Palestinian economy that prioritizes international law and the attainment of rights over security-political-territorial considerations.
The report proposes a three-pillar rights-based policy framework that seeks to decrease Palestinian economic dependence on Israel; mitigate the ongoing de-development in the occupied Palestinian territory and its social and economic effects; and reprioritize the attainment of Palestinian rights – especially the right to self-determination – and the application of international law as prerequisite to development and peace. The report also proposes operationalizing the framework using a two-track policy agenda for each pillar: a track for short-term issues of immediate concern and a second for long-term strategic issues.
