Volume : 11, Issue : 8, AUG 2025

THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY, AND THE CHALLENGES OF NATION-BUILDING

AAKANKSHA SHARMA, DR. B. S. RATHORE

Abstract

This paper analyzes the institutional framework, economic arrangements, and political structures underpinning the establishment of the Palestinian Authority (PA) following the Oslo Accords. It focuses on the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations (1994), the creation of security and governance institutions, and the ongoing dependency of the Palestinian economy on Israel. The paper also examines the limits of Palestinian nation-building within the constraints of partial sovereignty, highlighting the structural challenges faced by the PA.

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