The Israeli Path to Neoliberalism

The State, Continuity and Change
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-59333-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies

In recent years, Israel has deeply and quickly transformed itself from a self-perceived social-democratic regime into a privatized and liberalized "Start-Up Nation" and a highly divided society. This transition to neoliberalism has been coupled with the adoption of a hawkish and isolationist foreign policy. How can such a deep change be explained? How can a state presumably founded on the basis of socialist ideas, turn within a few decades into a country characterized by a level of inequality comparable to that of the United States?

By presenting a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the evolution of the Israeli economy from the 1930s to the 1990s, The Israeli Path to Neoliberalism seeks to explain the Israeli path to neoliberalism. It debunks the ‘from-socialism-to-liberalization’ narrative, arguing that the evolution of Israeli capitalism cannot be described or explained as a simple transplantation of imported economic models from advanced liberal democracies. Rather, it asserts that the Israeli variant of capitalism is the product of the encounter between imported Western institutional models and policy ideas, on the one hand, and domestic economic, social and security policy problems on the other. This mechanism of change enables us to understand the factors that gave rise to Israel’s unique combination of liberalization and strong national sentiments.

Providing an in-depth analysis of Israel’s transformation to neoliberalism, the book is a valuable resource for those studying the economic history of Israel, or the political economy of late-developing countries.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krampf, Arie

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Market Nationalism and the Israeli Capitalism 1. States and Markets in Late-Developing Economies Part One: The Formative Period: Economic Ideas and State Preferences 2. Towards an Industrial Revolution 3. Constructing State Capacities Part Two: From Full Employment to Economic Independence: Production and Finance 4. Economic Independence: Reality, Policy and Rhetoric 5. Establishing a Central Bank in a Late-Developing Country 6. Bank of Israel Independence 7. Developmental Central Banking 8. A Financial Revolution in Israel Part Three: The Path to Neoliberalism 9. The Stabilization Plan 10. Israel's Hawkish Neoliberalism

Über Autor(innen)

Arie Krampf is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the School of Government and Society, at the Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel. His research focuses on the political economy of Israel, International Political Economy, European monetary integration and Economic History.