Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy
Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy
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C 区和巴勒斯坦经济的未来
DOI：
10.1596/978-1-4648-0193-8
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
M. Calì
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作者：
Orhan Niksic;Nur Nasser Eddin;M. Calì
对西岸C区经济活动的限制对巴勒斯坦经济特别有害。C区约占西岸领土的61%。C区自然资源丰富，而且毗连，而A区和B区是较小的领土岛屿。调动C区的潜力将有助于步履蹒跚的巴勒斯坦经济。由于C区是西岸大部分自然资源的所在地，这些限制对巴勒斯坦经济的影响相当大。因此，巴勒斯坦繁荣的关键仍然在于取消这些限制，同时适当考虑到以色列的安全。这份报告表明，取消限制将给巴勒斯坦经济带来巨大利益，并可开创一个增加巴勒斯坦国内生产总值的新时期，大大改善持续增长的前景。本报告审查了取消对行动和进出的限制以及对巴勒斯坦人在C区投资和经济活动的其他行政障碍所带来的经济利益。它侧重于C区的经济潜力，并不预先判断巴勒斯坦人和以色列人之间可能谈判的任何领土的地位。作者审查了潜在的直接、具体部门的利益，但也审查了与改善有形和体制基础设施有关的间接利益，以及对巴勒斯坦经济其他部门的溢出效应。要充分发挥这种投资的潜力，还需要作出其他改变-首先，取消C区以外地区实行的行动和进出限制，这些限制妨碍巴勒斯坦产品的顺利出口，并阻止游客和投资者进入C区;其次，巴勒斯坦权力机构进一步改革，使潜在投资者能够更好地注册企业、执行合同和获得资金。
Restrictions on economic activity in area C of the West Bank have been particularly detrimental to the Palestinian economy. Area C constitutes about 61 percent of the West Bank territory. Area C is richly endowed with natural resources and it is contiguous, whereas areas A and B are smaller territorial islands. Mobilizing the area C potential will help a faltering Palestinian economy. Since area C is where the majority of the West Bank's natural resources laid, the impact of these restrictions on the Palestinian economy has been considerable. Thus, the key to Palestinian prosperity continues to lie in the removal of these restrictions with due regard for Israel's security. This report shows that rolling back the restrictions will bring substantial benefits to the Palestinian economy and can usher in a new period of increasing Palestinian gross domestic product (GDP) and substantially improve prospects for sustained growth. This report examines the economic benefits of lifting the restrictions on movement and access as well as other administrative obstacles to Palestinian investment and economic activity in area C. It focuses on the economic potential of area C and does not prejudge the status of any territory which may be subject to negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis. The authors examine potential direct, sector-specific benefits, but also indirect benefits related to improvements in physical and institutional infrastructure, as well as spillover effects to other sectors of the Palestinian economy. Realizing the full potential of such investments requires other changes as well - first, the rolling back of the movement and access restrictions in force outside area C, which prevent the easy export of Palestinian products and inhibit tourists and investors from accessing area C; and second, further reforms by the Palestinian authority to better enable potential investors to register businesses, enforce contracts, and acquire finance.