Research

This study aims to review the Palestinian Specifications and Measures Law No. 6 (2000) along with its amendments, regulations and instructions. In addition, it aims to analyze the law’s strengths and weaknesses, to draft amendment proposals to enhance its legal framework and to deal with its predicaments in a manner that fits within the related Palestinian laws and also conforms to the current international standards and trends, while also complying to the general framework of the Palestinian Standards Institution’s (PSI) new strategy for the years 2010-2013.

This study aims to identify and evaluate the current state of Palestinian cooperatives, the problems they face, and the role that they play in Palestinian society.

The research is based on the hypothesis that schools are not merely a place to teach, and are not only meant to provide students with educationalcultural capital (regardless of the quality of this capital). Instead, due to their spread all over the West Bank and Gaza, they are qualified institutions which contribute to creating social capital in addition to educational cultural capital.

This study aims at assessing the level of compliance with the Labor Law No. 7 of the year 2000. The labor law is considered crucial because of its long term influence on both society and economy. It should provide a work environment of balanced cooperation between all partners of production. It should also foster a competitive environment in the job market and thus assure the rational distribution of resources and the stimulation of productivity.

This study addresses an important theme related to food security: combating horticultural problems, particularly the viral diseases of fruit trees. It may seem that this is a remote subject for MAS, an economic policy research institute. However, designing a successful strategy to select the best plant species, protecting and developing high-quality fruits and adopting a successful plant certification system in Palestine have obvious consequences on agricultural production and productivity.

This study aims to identify and clarify the important role of standards in the development of MSMEs and in increasing their productivity and thus increasing competitiveness and attracting new markets locally and abroad. The study examines the validity of the hypothesis that the application of standards by MSMEs helps to raise the productive and competitive capacity as well as the ability to attract and open new markets locally and internationally.

The aim of this study is to help donors identify which of the two forms of assistance best supports the poor and food insecure within the prevailing socio-economic conditions in the Palestinian Territories and the structure of households and poverty profiles in WBGS. To address this topic, the study applies various statistical methods to data from a household survey conducted by the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). The survey (Palestine Poverty Perception, PPP Survey) covered 2087 Palestinian households and was conducted in 2006.

Arable land in Palestine suffers from a variety of problems, largely as a consequence of the Israeli occupation. These problems arise invariably as a result of access constraints, land confiscation, settlement activities, the construction and expansion of the separation wall, ‘security’ related land closures, and limited water allocation. However, these specific issues have been explored previously by a number of research institutions. Consequently, and with the desire to advance the discussion of this topic, this study will focus on a number of less obvious challenges.

This study investigates key aspects of the agricultural production system and proposes an insurance system to fit the Palestinian case. The subjects covered are broadly divided into three. Each section is called a ‘map’.

This paper will explore how social capital applies to the Palestinian Territories and will identify the main guises in which it manifests; namely ‘bonding’ social capital and ‘bridging’ social capital. The former manifestation relates to ‘strong ties‘ between people who share similar characteristics; this level of connection occurs within families and small circles of close friends who share similar experiences and information resulting in strong, close knit networks.