The mystery of the kibbutz : egalitarian principles in a capitalist world /

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How the kibbutz movement thrived despite its inherent economic contradictions and why it eventually declinedThe kibbutz is a social experiment in collective living that challenges traditional economic theory. By sharing all income and resources equally among its members, the kibbutz system created s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abramitzky, Ran (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Series:Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Subjects:
Kibbutzim.
Kibbutzim > Economic aspects.
Income distribution.
Basic income.
Kibboutz.
Kibboutz > Aspect économique.
Revenu > Répartition.
Revenu annuel garanti.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • INTRODUCTION: The kibbutz puzzle
  • PART I. THE RISE
  • CHAPTER 1. How my grandparents helped create a kibbutz
  • CHAPTER 2. A bird's-eye view
  • CHAPTER 3: Why an economist might create a kibbutz
  • PART II. THE SURVIVAL
  • CHAPTER 4. On the creation versus survival of societies
  • CHAPTER 5. The free- rider problem
  • CHAPTER 6. The adverse selection and brain drain problems
  • CHAPTER 7. The problem of human capital investment
  • PART III. THE FALL
  • CHAPTER 8. The shift away from equal sharing
  • CHAPTER 9. Why some kibbutzim remained egalitarian and others did not
  • CHAPTER 10. The consequences of rising income inequality
  • CHAPTER 11. On the (lack of) stability of communes: an economic perspective
  • CHAPTER 12. Economic lessons in a nutshell
  • CHAPTER 13. Epilogue
  • Kibbutz timeline
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Index.

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