| ID | 051845 |
| Title Proper | Paying for peace: the Oslo process and the limits of American foreign aid |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lasensky, Scott |
| Publication | Spring 2004. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | American foreign aid has been essential for both cementing and sustaining efforts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict since the 1970s. During the Oslo process, aid was designed primarily to build public constituencies to support the negotiations. However, aid quickly became a bandage for a deteriorating Palestinian economy weighed down by corruption, damaged by violence, and stifled by Israeli closures. Rather than serve its original purpose, aid became a crutch for an unsteady process that collapsed following the 2000 Camp David summit. Unlike in other Arab-Israeli negotiations, where aid has been more effective, the Oslo process highlights the limits of foreign aid as an instrument of statecraft |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle East Journal Vol. 58, No.2; Spring 2004: p 210-234 |
| Journal Source | Middle East Journal 2004-04 58, 2 |
| Key Words | Foreign Aid ; Peace Process-Middle East ; Middle East-Peace Process ; Oslo ; United States-International Relations-Middle East |