The Industrial Geography of Israel

Gradus, Yehuda; Razin, Eran and Krakover, Shaul

ISBN 10: 0415021561 / ISBN 13: 9780415021562

Published by Routledge, London, 1993

About this Item

225 x 145mm. pp. 255. English text. Detailed volume on the industrial geography of Israel. Features sections on the countries industrial development and economy. Bound in original black boards with silver lettering to spine and front cover. Light library stamps to f.e.p, otherwise very clean and tight.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Industrial Geography of Israel
• Publisher: Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415021561
• ISBN 13: 9780415021562
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Hardback Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Ex-Library
• Seller catalogs:
  • Jewish

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Synopsis

Israel'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.

About the Author

Yehuda Gradus holds the Harry Levy Chair in Geography and Regional Planning and is Head of the Centre for Regional Development Policy at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Eran Razin is Senior Lecturer in Geography at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Shaul Krakover is Senior Lecturer and Chairman of the Department of Geography and Environmental Development, also at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.