Publication: Coping with Conflict? Poverty and Inclusion in the West Bank and Gaza
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2011-07-29
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2012-03-19
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The prevailing reality in the West Bank and Gaza, with its profound dependence on international aid and Israel, the stifling man-made regime of internal and external barriers to mobility, and the limited say on its economic policies and trade, is unique in the world. This report provides a detailed analysis of poverty and its close and enduring links with labor market outcomes and restrictions on the movement of goods and people in the West Bank and Gaza. The overarching objective of the report is to understand the trends in and determinants of poverty in the context of the ongoing conflict and closure regime. Covering the period after the second Intifada, this report is the first major analysis of poverty in the West Bank and Gaza since 2001, and unique in its use of multiple data sources, building a comprehensive and current picture of the economic and social well being of the Palestinian people. The dominant narrative of this report is one of divergence in important dimensions of poverty, growth and welfare between the West Bank and Gaza.
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“World Bank. 2011. Coping with Conflict? Poverty and Inclusion in the West Bank and Gaza. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2774 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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