1st Edition

The Arab Minority In Israel's Economy Patterns Of Ethnic Inequality

By Noah Lewin-epstein, Moshe Semyonov Copyright 1993
169 Pages
by Routledge

169 Pages
by Routledge

169 Pages
by Routledge

The 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... Read more
Preface -- Approaches to the Study of Arabs in Israel -- The Arabs: Profile of a Disadvantaged Minority -- The Arab Economy in Israel -- Community Segregation and Socioeconomic Inequalities -- Arab Women in the Israeli Labor Force -- Who Benefits from Economic Discrimination? -- Jews in Arab Labor Markets -- An Israeli Dilemma

Biography

"Noah Lewin-Epstein is professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Research at Tel Aviv University. Moshe Semyonov is the chair of the Sociology Department at Tel Aviv University and professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Chicago. Together they have authored Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water, a study of Arabs in the Occupied Territories."