Israel since 1980

Bibliographic Data

ID19908517
AuthorsGuy Ben-Porat (0000-0002-7427-355X, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Yagil Levy (0000-0003-2167-1260, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Shlomo Mizrahi (0000-0001-6531-6557, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Arye Naor (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Erez Tzfadia (0000-0001-8325-6834, Sapir College)
Year2008
Publication date2008-02-21
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueIsrael Since 1980 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511756153
OpenAlexW627440933
Open LibraryOL10436181M
ISBN9780511756153
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited16

Over the last quarter century, a radical demographic, economic and political transformation has been taking place from within Israel. Israelis are beginning to ask some fundamental questions about the country they live in and what it means to be an Israeli. This book, written by five Israeli academics, probes the changing nature of Israeli society over the last twenty-five years. It considers the deep rifts in that society caused by ethnic, cultural, class and religious divide. It looks at political and economic changes and how privatization has undermined the welfare state. It questions the role of the military in the light of the wider social and economic changes. Finally, and crucially, it asks whether new political initiatives can offer a realistic alternative to the inadequacies of recent governments. This is an informative account of Israel's recent past and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century

Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Sociology · State (computer science) · Welfare state · Globalization and Cultural Identity · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · c 1980 to c 1990 · c 1990 to c 2000 · Current Events · Economic conditions · General · Israel · Politics & Government · politics and government · Politics/International Relations · Social history