Introduction: Developments in the Social Welfare Field

15.12.2016

Social welfare and social security issues have not been at the center of the Israeli government’s agenda in the last...

Public Spending on Social Welfare

15.12.2016

This chapter surveys developments in government welfare services over the past fifteen years. Israeli public spending on welfare services –...

Poverty and Inequality in Israel: Trends and Decompositions

15.12.2016

This study examines the trends in inequality and poverty rates between 2002 and 2014. Most of the analyses relate to...

The Outsourcing of Welfare Services: Trends and Changes

15.12.2016

The privatization of social welfare services is a process that has been on-going since the 1980s. This chapter sheds light...