Economy of the Occupation (Bulletin)

The Economy of the Occupation (EOC) is a series of publications about the socio-economic aspects of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The EOC is published by the Alternative Information Center (AIC) since June 2005. According to the publication’s mission statement, the EOC aims to offer a "new approach to the economic situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel" and to "provide accessible and singular analyses of the socio-economic interests behind the Israeli occupation of Palestine."

While remaining in the realm of economic analysis and using economic tools and definitions, EOC does not aim to be understood solely by economists and academics, but by anyone interested in the situation in Israel-Palestine or even the Middle East as a whole. The texts published by the EOC are on the range between journalistic and academic in nature. Each chapter of the series focuses on one aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and analyses the situation from a critical economic perspective.

The research methodology used by EOC is that of political economy – constantly tracing the connections between the political and the economic reality. Thus, it deals with the standard of living of both Israelis and Palestinians and the growing social gaps in these societies and how these are connected to government policies, acts of violence and global interests.

EOC is published by the Alternative Information Center and most of its publications were written by the economist Shir Hever.