Behind Israel’s Middle Class Protest – Not Just a Gut Feeling

22.12.2012

Spontaneous protests over economic conditions usually break out among disadvantaged populations, as occurred in Israel with the “Black Panther” riots...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Privatization of Social Services in Israel: Considerations and Concerns

22.12.2012

 This chapter examines whether the statistical data supports this concern. The picture of the scope of social services that have...

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  • Reuben Gronau

The Cost of Social Welfare: Israel in Comparative Perspective

20.12.2012

Compared to the five Western European countries included in this research, Israel’s public social expenditure is low, and in most...

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Reforming Foreign Worker Employment in Israel

14.12.2012

 This new arrangement authorized the hiring of foreign workers on a fixed-quota basis, subject to various fees and employment levies,...

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  • Yoram Ida

Israel’s Healthcare System

14.12.2012

Rather than aiding the public part of the system to cope with the challenge, the State has exacerbated the situation...

The Impact of the Expected Tax Rate Changes on the Middle Class

13.12.2012

In light of the current budget situation, the Israeli government decided to raise the VAT by 1 percent as of...

The Start-Up Nation’s Threat from Within

13.12.2012

Three main vantage points are brought together in this chapter: (1) Israel’s relatively good economic performance in recent years –...

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  • Dan Ben-David

Changes in Labor Force Survey Data and Their Meaning

13.12.2012

The change brought about some significant differences in the data.  In particular, amongst Arab Israelis there was a dramatic jump...

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  • Eran Yashiv