The State and Capitalism in Israel

by Amir Ben-Porat and Amir Ben Porat

This study examines the development of capitalism in Israel. Taking a different view from the traditional modernization perspective, Ben-Porat argues that since 1948--when Israel became a state--the process of forming a capitalist society has underlain all other major processes. To explain capitalism in Israel, a perspective is needed that treats the problems of implanting capitalism in post-colonial states. Problems include the undeveloped class...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313281491
• ISBN13: 9780313281495
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"