This thesis adopts a critical political economy approach in order to give/provide explanations as per why the peace process (Economic Peace initiative and the Oslo Peace Process) between Israel and...Show moreThis thesis adopts a critical political economy approach in order to give/provide explanations as per why the peace process (Economic Peace initiative and the Oslo Peace Process) between Israel and Palestine failed to improve the situation of Palestinian workers in the Occupied Territories and Israel. By applying Sara Roy’s conceptualization of ‘de-development’ to the case in analysis, this thesis shows that the precariousness of Palestinian workers, and their dependence on the Israel labour market, is a direct result of the economic and political policies that Israel implemented in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 1967. By strengthening rather than loosening de-development in the Occupied Territories, the peace processes failed to ameliorate the political and economic status of Palestinian workers; thus, causing their precariousness and dependence on the Israeli labour market to persist.Show less
