The Arab Minority In Israel's Economy: Patterns Of Ethnic InequalityThe Arab Minority in Israel's Economy considers the Arab population as an integral, albeit disadvantaged, part of Israeli society. Using data from a thirty-year period, the book looks at Arab participation in the economy, especially in the labor market, showing how significant socioeconomic inequality persists despite a fundamental tenet of Israel's declaration of independence asserting equality of political and social rights of all its citizens. Taking an ethnic competition perspective, the authors explore the extent of inequality, uncovering the institutional and social processes that influence it. They examine the role of local labor markets and individual human resources, giving special attention to the growing labor force participation of Arab women. They also consider the gains of the majority Jewish population that have resulted from competition and economic discrimination against Arabs. Although the Arab community in Israel has been studied in the past, this book in unique in its detailed analysis of employment activity within and outside of the Arab sector and in examining both Arabs and Jews within the stratification system. The book fosters deeper understanding of Israeli society and of multiethnic societies more generally. |
Contents
Ethnic Stratification in the Economic Arena | 7 |
Profile of a Disadvantaged Minority | 14 |
The Arab Economy in Israel | 40 |
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The Arab Minority in Israel's Economy: Patterns of Ethnic Inequality Noah Lewin-Epstein,Moshe Semyonov No preview available - 2021 |
The Arab Minority in Israel's Economy: Patterns of Ethnic Inequality Noah Lewin-epstein,Moshe Semyonov No preview available - 2019 |
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agriculture analysis Arab and Jewish Arab communities Arab economy Arab labor force Arab labor market Arab minority Arab population Arab sector Arab women Arab workers Arabs and Jews Arabs in Israel Asian/African chapter coefficients competition component conflict cultural differences discrimination against Arabs Druze dunam economic discrimination effect employers employment ratios estimated ethnic composition ethnic groups ethnic labor market European/American gender Hebrew higher human capital human capital resources human resources income gain income gap income level individual-level industrial Israeli Arabs Israeli labor force Israeli Shekels Israeli society Jewish commuters Jewish economy Jewish labor market Jewish Markets Jewish population Jewish sector Jewish women Jewish workers Jewish-Arab relations Jews and Arabs labor force participation majority market discrimination mismatch Moslems occupational categories occupational status opportunities Palestine perspective political position relative residents Semyonov social socioeconomic split labor market stratification structure subordinate group superordinate group Table tion urban variables Zionism