Divided Economy of Mandatory Palestine

Zusammenfassung The book offers a systematic yet non-technical analysis of the economy of Mandatory Palestine. It is the first to focus on both the Arab and Jewish communities of the period and in this respect promises to make a significant contribution to the economic history of the Modern Middle East. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Palestine's economic structure and performance: introduction and overview; 2. The peoples of Palestine: a comparative account; 3. Patterns and characteristics of Palestine's (Jewish) immigration; 4. Production resources in a divided economy: land, capital and labor; 5. Production and trade; 6. Public sectors in Palestine's economic life; 7. Postscript: some observations on economic co-existence in adversity.

Product details

• Authors: Metzer Jacob, Jacob Metzer, Jacob (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Metzer
• Assisted by: Charles Tripp (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521894388
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89438-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries