State Formation in Palestine: Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation

Khan, Mushtaq

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.

Citation

Khan, M. (2004). M. Khan, & I. Amundsen (Eds.). State Formation in Palestine: Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203448250

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• ISBN: 9780415338011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203448250
• Additional Information: 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