مؤتمرات الدول المانحة كأداة لتقديم المساعدات فلسطين نموذج (1994-2009)
Date
2011-05-21
Authors
علي حسني حسن علي
ALI HUSNI HASAN Ali
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AL-Quds University
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جامعة القدس
Abstract
This study handles the mechanisms through which the financial aids have
been provided by the donor states to the Palestinian National Authority, in
particular the mechanisms of holding conferences by the donor states to
generate the funds.
A descriptive and historical methodologies are used in this research to
investigate the role of those conferences through which aids have been
provided to the Palestinian people.
The study reached a group of conclusions: the Palestinian economy largely
depends on foreign aids, the larger part of which is consumed in technical aids
and training courses. The setting of priorities in the aid programs always set
by the donors which has directly caused reducing the benefits of such aids. In
addition, the lack of strategic planning may cause a counter side effect in the
future.
The study pointed out that the continuity of such aids has been
quantitatively and qualitatively affected to a large extent
with the progress of the political settlement process with the Israeli
government. This supports the essential assumption in the donors’ minds
about funding the process and providing the requirements of its success
without considering the final objective which is the elimination of the
occupation and establishing a Palestinian Independent State.
The aids were focused and expended mostly on non-productive projects,
and the aim of these aids was to keep and save the settlement process from
collapse. There are some criticisms on the aids provided through the
conferences of the donor sates: They failed in creating an environment that
encourages and stimulates investment in The Palestinian economy. Those aids
also failed in eliminating the impacts resulted from the Israeli policies, practices and procedures against the Palestinian people and their national
economy; also providing such aids was mortgaged with the political and
security conditions prevailing in Palestine.
Despite these criticisms the study affirms that international aids contribute
to funding the chronic and great deficit in the current budget over the years of
the last stage and providing financial resources necessary for ensuring the
continuity of providing the essential social services such as education and
health care to the Palestinian people, especially the low-income groups.
The study showed multiplicity in the economic development plans and
their contradiction and inability on achieving them, and the weakness of
coordination between the institutions of the Palestinian National authority and
the donor countries in planning, managing and implementing the programs
and projects included in those aids.
It is necessary to provide stable political environment, and determine future
objectives so that the aids provided to the Palestinian people through the
conferences of donor states can take their effective role in the process of
construction and development, and to urge the donor parties through such
conferences to increase the volume of the undertakings and raise up the
proportion of expending such undertakings. The Palestinian National
Authority should look at the aids provided by the donor conferences as
temporary and non-guaranteed aids that the Palestinian people should
optimally exploit when available.
Finally, the study reached an inference: the Palestinian economy cannot
progress except through re-considering the Palestinian economic policies to
ensure self- reliance.
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الدراسات الاقليمية , Regional Studies