Foreign Aid to the Gaza Strip Between Trusteeship and De-Development

One of the very few books that focus on the political economy of Gaza under the foreign aid regime that has emerged post Oslo Agreement 1993.

List of contents

List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Problematising Development; 3. Gaza: Periodising De-development Under Occupation; Aid, the 'Partner for Peace' and the Reshaping of Palestine's Political and Socio-Economic Spaces; 5. Gaza's Civil Society and NGOs: The Professionalisation of Security and the Politicisation of Society; 6. UNRWA: Greater Burdens, Tighter Funding; 7. Conclusion: Foreign Aid, De-development and the Objectification of 'Surplus People'; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

A former international development consultant in the occupied Palestinian territories and a UK-based researcher in conflict and international development studies.

Product details

• Authors: Ahmed Tannira
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781785275708
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-570-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy and Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Political Economy, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Development Studies, Politics and government; political economy