The Palestinian Economy (RLE Economy of Middle East) by George T. Abed

Author:George T. Abed [Abed, George T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Google: QRSzoAEACAAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1988-01-15T05:02:46+00:00

Note: a. Figures for Gaza are not available

Source: Abu Klshk, ‘Industrial and economic trends’, pp. 103–10

(e) Feasibility studies should be conducted in existing establishments to discover whether or not they can be expanded and to what extent this is possible.

(f) Studies should be undertaken to delineate industrial zones and to determine the type of industries appropriate to each zone before investment is made in infrastructure.

(g) The shift from traditional labour intensive to modern capital intensive industries and technology reduces the capacity of the industrial sector to absorb the surplus labour. Labour intensive industries should be favoured wherever possible.

It is obvious that the list is long and some of the suggestions may not be permitted by the Israeli authorities. It should be noted, however, that thus far, the Israeli authorities have not generally opposed the expansion of the existing establishments. Expansion could take place, therefore, on the basis of the current industrial stock. Table 8.10 shows the geographical distribution of all units, and of those the ones employing more than ten workers, in the various major industrial groups. The table shows that there are 160 larger firms in the West Bank and about 40 in the Gaza Strip. These 200 firms should be used as a starting point for an industrial expansion programme in areas where the occupied territories have shown a clear comparative advantage.

This approach is possible under present conditions because these firms are already in the market and the production technology is known to the management. There is a strong potential for improvement in most of these industries.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.