The Mystery of the Kibbutz: Egalitarian Principles in a Capitalist World

by Ran Abramitzky

Book Overview

How the kibbutz movement thrived despite its inherent economic contradictions and why it eventually declined

The 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 strong incentives to free ride or--as in the case of the most educated and skilled--to depart for the city. Yet for much of the twentieth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691177538
• ISBN13: 9780691177533
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.5"