This study examines conceptual problems in measuring product and disposableincome of the kibbutz and in comparing them with the relevantnational data. The inquiry was prompted by Kroll and Polovin’s paper inthis Journal (1997), in which the authors found that per capita product anddisposable...

This study examines conceptual problems in measuring product and disposable income of the kibbutz and in comparing them with the relevant national data. The inquiry was prompted by Kroll and Polovin’s paper in this Journal (1997), in which the authors found that per capita product and...

This study explores the equity characteristics of the ideal kibbutz economy, which maintains an equal distribution of income, or the egalitarian, principle. In general, it was found that the equity claim of the kibbutz is upheld both within the 'distribution of income' framework and within...