The paper reviews the links between long-run growth patterns, the process of opening up, and the effects on income distribution. Three themes are developed. First, the historical pattern of development brought dividends to all until the end of the oil boom, but is now bankrupt and is a potential...

This paper explores the issues and choices thrown up by the current state of development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the economic agreements that could emerge from the on-going peace negotiations. The present economic crisis is related to the uneven pace and distorted nature of...