The Industrial Geography of IsraelIsrael's industrial geography is unique. The continuing Arab-Israeli conflict has been a primary force behind government intervention in settlement patterns, and has led to a major effort to disperse industry. The geopolitical situation has also encouraged a policy of attempted self-reliance, especially for defence purposes. These factors, combined with an abundant human capital, have given Israeli high-technology industries a special place in the international division of labour. The absorption of waves of mass immigration has influenced industrial development. Rural industrialisation, mainly by the Kibbutz (communal settlement) movement, is another unique feature. The Industrial Geography of Israel presents a comprehensive overview of industrial spatial development of Israel from the Ottoman era to present times, evaluating industrial dispersal policy, corporate geography, high-technology industries, entrepreneurship and rural industrial development. The spatial development of Israeli industry is set within the broader context of Israel's political and economic development and of global economic change, as well as theories of industrial location and regional planning and development. |
Contents
BACKGROUND AND ROLE | 8 |
The evolution of the industrial | 25 |
THE PRESTATEHOOD ROOTS | 34 |
EARLY CRYSTALLISATION OF THE ISRAELI SPATIAL | 51 |
34 | 59 |
THE POST1967 CROSSROADS | 72 |
CHANGING REALITIES OF THE 1970S AND 1980s | 79 |
CORPORATE GEOGRAPHY AND THE CRISIS IN | 113 |
THE REEMERGENCE OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT | 157 |
THE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION | 169 |
Rural industrialisation in Israel | 181 |
THE RURAL MOSHAV INDUSTRIALISATION PROCESS | 210 |
INDUSTRIALISATION IN THE ARAB SECTOR | 217 |
ISRAELS INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY IN THE 1990s | 225 |
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