Palestine Project

Creating a successful Palestinian state poses a wide range of political, economic, social, and environmental challenges. Following two years of research funded by private donors, the RAND Corporation has published three studies that provide an in-depth and comprehensive nation-building plan to overcome these obstacles, as well as a design to meet the population's infrastructure needs.

The first study identifies policy options that Palestinians, Israelis and the international community could adopt to promote the state's success. See the RAND Palestinian State Study: Building a Successful Palestinian State.

RAND's second study explored options for addressing the infrastructure needs of a growing Palestinian population. The results of the study can be found in The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State. A DVD multimedia presentation on The Arc is included with the purchase of this book.

Key findings from both studies are summarized in Helping a Palestinian State Succeed: Key Findings.

The third study by RAND, Building a Successful Palestinian State: Security, examines the external security issues that must be met for there to be a successful independent Palestinian state following a peace agreement with Israel.