This book provides rigorous analysis of some of the major episodes during Israel's economic transition and spells out, empirically, how globalization played a crucial role in advancing Israel's economic progress. Economists and policy makers can gain insights as to how a globalized economy can...

Introduction: The intimate fiscal state -- Before the income tax: Jewish, Ottoman, and early mandatory taxation -- The introduction of income taxation in mandatory Palestine -- Taxation without law : The Jewish voluntary tax system -- Law and social norms in early Israeli taxation -- The rise of...

Introduction : an inquiry into labor in Israel in the 21st century -- Neoliberalism, neocorporatism and worker representation -- The rise of labor activism -- The old structures : corrupt, fossilized, irrelevant? -- Taking the struggle beyond the workplace -- Renegotiating the role of the...

In recent years, Israel has deeply and quickly transformed from a self-perceived social-democratic regime into a privatized and liberalized "Start-Up Nation" and a highly divided society. This transition to neoliberalism has been coupled with the adoption of a hawkish and isolationist foreign...