{"product_id":"palestine-is-throwing-a-party-and-the-whole-world-is-invited-capital-and-state-building-in-the-west-bank","title":"Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited: Capital and State Building in the West Bank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn 2008, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad invited international investors to the first-ever Palestine Investment Conference, which aimed to integrate Palestine into the global economy. This shift focused on large-scale private housing development, but it has maintained the status quo of occupation and Palestine's subordinate and suspended political and economic relationship with Israel. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 May 2021\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2008, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad convened the inaugural Palestine Investment Conference, a historic event aimed at propelling Palestine's integration into the global economy. Fayyad characterized the conference as a grand celebration, extending an invitation to the entire world. This book by Kareem Rabie delves into the profound implications of this conference and Fayyad's rhetoric. It reveals a significant shift in economic and political practices that oriented state-scale Palestinian politics toward neoliberal globalization rather than pursuing a diplomatic two-state solution. Rabie demonstrates that private firms, international aid organizations, and the Palestinian government in the West Bank prioritized large-scale private housing development as a means to achieve state-scale economic stability and market growth. This approach reflected the belief that a thriving private economy would pave the way for a sovereign and prosperous Palestinian state. However, as Rabie argues, these investment-driven policies have perpetuated the status quo of occupation, maintaining Palestine's subordinate and suspended political and economic relationship with Israel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad convened the inaugural Palestine Investment Conference, a historic event aimed at propelling Palestine's integration into the global economy. Fayyad characterized the conference as a grand celebration, extending an invitation to the entire world. This book by Kareem Rabie delves into the profound implications of this conference and Fayyad's rhetoric. It reveals a significant shift in economic and political practices that oriented state-scale Palestinian politics toward neoliberal globalization rather than pursuing a diplomatic two-state solution. Rabie demonstrates that private firms, international aid organizations, and the Palestinian government in the West Bank prioritized large-scale private housing development as a means to achieve state-scale economic stability and market growth. This approach reflected the belief that a thriving private economy would pave the way for a sovereign and prosperous Palestinian state. However, as Rabie argues, these investment-driven policies have perpetuated the status quo of occupation, maintaining Palestine's subordinate and suspended political and economic relationship with Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 152 x 230 x 23 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781478014096\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kareem Rabie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44095626838266,"sku":"9781478014096","price":23.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/47cc18a4eaf13bf74a600759b7338fa1.jpg?v=1632972993","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/palestine-is-throwing-a-party-and-the-whole-world-is-invited-capital-and-state-building-in-the-west-bank","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}