Adopting a systematic yet non-technical approach. Jacob Metzer's book is the first to analyse the divided economy of Mandatory Palestine from the viewpoints of modern economic history and development economics. While the existing literature has tended to focus on the Jewish economy, this book explores the socio-economic attributes of both the Arab and Jewish communities within the complex political economy of the period. A concluding chapter reviews the uneasy record of Arab-Jewish economic coexistence in the area of Mandatory Palestine, composed of present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The book makes a significant contribution to the economic history of the modern Middle East and to an understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It will appeal to economic historians, development economists and to scholars in the related fields of social and political history.
Table of contents:
1. Palestine's economic structure and performance: introduction and overview; 2. The Peoples of Palestine: a comparative account; 3. Patterns and characteristics of Palestine's (Jewish) immigration; 4. Production resources in a divided economy: land, capital and labor; 5. Production and trade; 6. Public sectors in Palestine's economic life; 7. Postscript: some observations on economic co-existence in adversity.
The book offers a systematic yet non-technical analysis of the economy of Mandatory Palestine. It is the first to focus on both the Arab and Jewish communities of the period and in this respect promises to make a significant contribution to the economic history of the Modern Middle East.
A systematic analysis of the economic history of Arab and Jewish communities in Mandatory Palestine.
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Table of contents:
1. Palestine's economic structure and performance: introduction and overview; 2. The Peoples of Palestine: a comparative account; 3. Patterns and characteristics of Palestine's (Jewish) immigration; 4. Production resources in a divided economy: land, capital and labor; 5. Production and trade; 6. Public sectors in Palestine's economic life; 7. Postscript: some observations on economic co-existence in adversity.
The book offers a systematic yet non-technical analysis of the economy of Mandatory Palestine. It is the first to focus on both the Arab and Jewish communities of the period and in this respect promises to make a significant contribution to the economic history of the Modern Middle East.
A systematic analysis of the economic history of Arab and Jewish communities in Mandatory Palestine.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.