The Israeli Economy A Story of Success and Costs

An authoritative economic history of Israel from its founding to the presentIn 1922, there were ninety thousand Jews in Palestine, a small country in a poor and volatile region. Today, Israel has a population of nine million and is one of the richest countries in the world. The Israeli Economy tells...

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Main Author: Zeira, Joseph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:Princeton economic history of the Western world.
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Historical Background
  • Part I.The Israeli Growth Miracle
  • Introduction
  • 2. Catching Up: The Rapid Growth of 1922-1972
  • 3. Explaining Israeli Economic Growth
  • 4. High-Tech, High Fertility, and Missing Capital
  • Lessons from Part I
  • Part II. The Israeli-Arab Conflict
  • Introduction
  • 5. The Conflict and the Fiscal Roller Coaster
  • 6. Additional Costs of the Conflict
  • Lessons from Part II
  • Part III. Economic Lessons from a Turbulent History
  • Introduction
  • 7. Business Cycles in Israel
  • 8. The Balance of Payments: From Deficit to Surplus
  • 9. High Inflation in Israel
  • 10. Monetary Policy and Its Costs
  • Lessons from Part III
  • Part IV. Neoliberalism and Its Impacts
  • Introduction
  • 11. Between Intervention and Markets
  • 12. The Public Sector since 1985
  • 13. Inequality
  • Lessons from Part IV
  • Conclusion: Four Decisions, Two Dilemmas, and One Pandemic
  • Appendixes
  • References
  • Index
  • The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
  • A Note on the Type