1. Introduction; 2. The economy of the Yishuv and its legacy; 3. The economy 1948–1985; 4. Macro-economic developments, growth and policy; 5. Globalization and high technology; 6. Defense: service or burden?; 7. Israel and the Palestinians; 8. The role of religion; 9. The Arab minority; 10. Socio-economic divisions; 11. Conclusions.
This book analyzes the development of the Israeli economy in its historical context.
Paul Rivlin is the Sandra Glass Senior Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle East and African Studies at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of four other books: The Dynamics of Economic Policy Making in Egypt (1985), The Israeli Economy (1992), Economic Policy and Performance in the Arab World (2001) and Arab Economies in the Twenty-First Century (2009), as well as numerous monographs, papers, contributed chapters, articles and reports on economic development in the Middle East and on international energy markets, defense and trade economics. Educated at Cambridge, Harvard and London Universities, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on Middle East economics at Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and London University and he has been a visiting professor of economics at Emory University. He has lectured in the United States, China, Canada, Egypt, India, Japan, Turkey and Europe.
'Paul Rivlin provides a rich and detailed long duree analysis of
the Israeli economy that stretches beyond the economy into a
sociological and political study of contemporary Israel. The work
is detailed, comprehensive, and immensely useful for students of
Israeli politics and society.' Guy Ben-Porat, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev
'Rivlin's definitive, balanced work on the Israeli economy reveals
its strengths while emphasizing the costs of growth and the
obstacles facing its further acceleration. By subjecting the
country's key domestic and foreign policy issues to dispassionate
economic analysis, he reveals their associated costs and benefits
while providing implicit guidance for their resolution. As such,
this study is relevant not just to the country's economy, but to
its society and polity as well. It is essential reading for anyone
interested in contemporary Israel.' Robert Springborg, Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
'Thorough and easily read, Rivlin's fine work contextualizes and
narrates Israel's unique economic development. With the experience
of an economist and the eye of an historian, he carefully assesses
how its talented population, socialist roots, waves of immigration,
religion, security needs, Arab minority, the conflict, and
globalization all shaped its changing economic history. Having
carefully woven a fine tapestry, Rivlin has set the scholarly
standard for a central facet of modern Israeli history.' Kenneth W.
Stein, Emory University
'A much-needed addition to Israeli studies, Rivlin's comprehensive
book on the Israeli economy excels in its scale and scope, offers a
cogent case for the country's past impressive economic
achievements, and confronts its future challenges.' Howard M.
Wachtel, Founding Director, Center for Israeli Studies, American
University
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