National Planning—the Critical Neglected Link
One Hundred Years of Jewish Settlement in Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8965058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Efraim Ben-Zadok, Efraim Ben‐zadok (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 329-345 |
| Publication date | 1985-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800029238 |
| OpenAlex | W1970182647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
Throughout one hundred years, Zionist ideology has dictated national settlement planning in Israel. In this highly dynamic society, political processes significantly affected the planning environment, and major planning goals were clearly derived from this reality, while being evaluated against social values. Negligence in the planning process was most critical in the formulation of conflicting long-range goals that impeded implementation. Goal conflict was especially harmful when economic planning was not as sound at a time when geopolitics, security, and defense goals were primarily pursued. Within the fundamental goals, incremental decisions—to construct new communities or extend existing ones—were also implemented. Antiplanning variables slowed down execution only to some extent, but their impact may increase in the future. Analyzing the relationship between ideology and settlement implementation national planning concepts (through historical perspective), a subject that has received little attention in the past, contributed some analytical policy insights. Clearly, goal hierarchy or the domination of certain goals is sometimes required. However, in order to resolve conflicts, an effort should be made to decrease the differences in weights among goals. Thus, tension could be reduced to facilitate implementation. It is also possible to trade off one goal for another. Compromising among incompatible goals is a crucial matter to Israeli national settlement planning. There should be more balance in the allocation of resources economic objectives on one hand, and geopolitics, security, and defense goals the other. In addition, an attempt should be made to reduce the influence of antiplanning variables. Some of them, such as domestic or international political pressures, are more difficult to control; others are easier to influence. Specific attention should be devoted to achieving a higher professional level in planning, and more opportunity should be provided to experts to contribute input to decision-making processes
Economics · Geopolitics · Ideology · National security · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Finance · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |