Does Foreign Aid Accelerate Corruption? The Case of the Palestinian National Authority

This article critically analyses the contribution of foreign aid policy to the spread of political corruption in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. The argument is that the extent of the politicisation of aid and the disparagement of normative behaviour create opportunities to exp...

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Auteur principal: Shehada, Yusif (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Edinburgh Univ. Press [2015]
Dans: Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Année: 2015, Volume: 14, Numéro: 2, Pages: 165-187
Sujets non-standardisés:B Israeli occupation
B transparency and accountability
B Yasir Arafat
B Political corruption
B foreign aid
B Oslo peace process
B covert interests
B Palestinian Authority
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Résumé:This article critically analyses the contribution of foreign aid policy to the spread of political corruption in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. The argument is that the extent of the politicisation of aid and the disparagement of normative behaviour create opportunities to exploit resources and to strengthen political and personal gains of the political elite in the receiving country. Thus when examining the relationship between the extent of the politicisation of the process of assistance and the acceleration of corruption during the rule of Yasser Arafat (1994-2004) the case study shows that political considerations caused the main donors to ignore or disregard corrupt behaviour.
ISSN:2054-1996
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3366/hlps.2015.0116