Building a successful Palestinian state

The United States, the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations-along with Israel and the Palestinian Authority-all officially support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This study focuses on a single analytical question: How can an independent Palestinian state, if created...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Rand Palestinian State Study Team
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA Rand 2005, 2005
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Introduction
  • Defining "success"
  • Conditions for success
  • Governance
  • The relationship between state legitimacy and good governance
  • Internal security
  • Building a successful Palestinian state
  • Demography
  • The Palestinian population and its post-1948 Diaspora
  • Economics
  • The Palestinian economy
  • Major challenges and issues
  • Water
  • Water, agriculture, and energy in the Middle East
  • Health
  • What is a successful health system?
  • Education
  • What is a successful education system in the 21st century?
  • Conclusions
  • Requirements for success
  • State founding
  • State enabling
  • State maturation
  • Options for facilitating success