Synopses & Reviews
Arab entrepreneurs in Israel form part of a traditional, yet peripheral, ethnic minority attempting to integrate into Israel's larger economy. This study, based on extensive fieldwork, focuses on the obstacles that these Arab entrepreneurs and new industrialists must overcome in their development towards industrialization. The research exposes a highly flexible entrepreneurial culture making use of a limited set of opportunities and resources. The work makes a strong contribution to comparative cross-cultural research and theoretical formulations on issues of ethnic entrepreneurship.
Synopsis
This study focuses on the obstacles that Arab entrepreneurs must overcome in their attempt to industrialize and to integrate into Israel's larger economy.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index.
About the Author
IZHAK SCHNELL is a social geographer in the Department of Geography at Tel-Aviv University, Israel.MICHAEL SOFER is an economic geographer in the Department of Geography at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and head of the Geography Department at Levinski Teachers College.ISRAEL DRORI is a social anthropologist in the Public Policy program and the Department of Labor Studies at Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Table of Contents
Preface
Background
Introduction
Theory and Concepts
Arab Industry
The Israeli Arabs
The Development of Arab Industry
Branch Structure and Spatial Distribution
Industrial Entrepreneurship
The Model of Industrial Entrepreneurship
Capital and Human Resources
Industrial Linkages
Land and Infrastructure
The Entrepreneurial Milieu
The Arab Entrepreneurial Milieu
The Israeli Milieu
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index