21. Evaluating Palestinian Reform
- Author:
- Nathan J. Brown
- Publication Date:
- 05-2005
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- IN PALESTINE, CITIZENS HAVE RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH and free assembly. The most independent judiciary in the Arab world adjudicates their disputes. Palestinians select their leaders freely in competitive elections overseen by an independent electoral commission. A representative assembly monitors the executive, granting and withholding confidence from ministers and reviewing the state budget in detailed public discussions. Elected councils manage local governments that are fiscally autonomous of the center.
- Topic:
- Development, Government, Peace Studies, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Palestine, and Arabia