The Privatization of Social Services in Israel: Considerations and Concerns
22.12.2012This chapter examines whether the statistical data supports this concern. The picture of the scope of social services that have...
- Reuben Gronau
Behind Israel’s Middle Class Protest – Not Just a Gut Feeling
22.12.2012Spontaneous protests over economic conditions usually break out among disadvantaged populations, as occurred in Israel with the “Black Panther” riots...
- Taub Center Staff
The Cost of Social Welfare: Israel in Comparative Perspective
20.12.2012Compared to the five Western European countries included in this research, Israel’s public social expenditure is low, and in most...
- Michael Shalev Sagit Azary-Viesel John Gal
Israel’s Healthcare System
14.12.2012Rather than aiding the public part of the system to cope with the challenge, the State has exacerbated the situation...
- Dov Chernichovsky Eitan Regev
Reforming Foreign Worker Employment in Israel
14.12.2012This new arrangement authorized the hiring of foreign workers on a fixed-quota basis, subject to various fees and employment levies,...
- Yoram Ida
Changes in Labor Force Survey Data and Their Meaning
13.12.2012The change brought about some significant differences in the data. In particular, amongst Arab Israelis there was a dramatic jump...
- Eran Yashiv
Running on Empty
13.12.2012In the beginning of September, Israel’s government-regulated gasoline prices spiked up to 8.25 shekels a liter (roughly $8.00 per gallon...
- Taub Center Staff
Arab Israeli Unemployment Much Higher than Previously Thought
13.12.2012In January 2012, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) began conducting its Labor Force Survey under new guidelines. The changes...
- Taub Center Staff