Publication: Coping with Conflict? Poverty and Inclusion in the West Bank and Gaza
Date
2011-07-29
ISSN
Published
2011-07-29
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
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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Citation
“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.”