Policy Alternatives for Sustained Palestinian Development and State Formation

This study has been prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat (Assistance to the Palestinian People Unit). The research benefited from contributions by UNCTAD consultants Yousef S. Daoud (BirzeitUniversity, West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory), Fadle M. Naqib (University of Waterloo,Ontario, Canada) and Sobhi Samour (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London,London). The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do notimply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.