First impressions and perceived roles: Palestinian perceptions on foreign aid

This paper summarizes some results of a wider research on foreign aid that was conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2010. It seeks to describe the impressions and feelings of Palestinian aid beneficiaries as well as the roles and functions they attached to foreign aid. To capture and measure...

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Published in:Society and economy 2013-09, Vol.35 (3), p.389-410
Main Author: Paragi, Beáta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Beneficiaries
Content analysis
Economic development
Economic theory
Focus groups
Foreign aid
Foreign economic assistance
International relations
International relations/trade
Interviews
National Economy
Palestinian people
Peace
Peace and Conflict Studies
Perceptions
Public Finances
Public opinion surveys
Roles
Socio-Economic Research
Studies
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Summary:This paper summarizes some results of a wider research on foreign aid that was conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2010. It seeks to describe the impressions and feelings of Palestinian aid beneficiaries as well as the roles and functions they attached to foreign aid. To capture and measure local perceptions on Western assistance a series of individual in depth interviews and few focus group interviews were conducted in the Palestinian territories. The interview transcripts were processed by content analysis. As research results show – from the perspective of aid beneficiaries – foreign aid is more related to human dignity than to any economic development. All this implies that frustration with the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict inevitably embraces the donor policies and practices too.
ISSN:1588-9726
1588-970X
DOI:10.1556/SocEc.2012.0006