Landmark analysis by Sara Roy examining how Israeli occupation has systematically dismantled Gaza's economic capacity through what Roy terms 'de-development', that is, the active destruction of productive capacity rather than mere underdevelopment. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and economic data, the book documents the deliberate dismantling of Gaza's agriculture, industry, and infrastructure under occupation and blockade. A foundational text in Palestinian political economy, originally published in 1995, this expanded third edition contains new material that follows Israel's de-development of the Gaza Strip through the post-Israeli withdrawal period (2005), the onset of Israel's blockade of Gaza beginning in 2007, and the aftermath of Israel's devastating 51-day war on Gaza (2014). The appendix features important primary source documents. This study is valuable for researchers in political economy and development studies examining Palestinian underdevelopment, the structural impact of Israeli occupation on Gaza's economy, and the theory of de-development.
