Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water : : Noncitizen Arabs in the Israeli Labor Market / / Moshe Semyonov, Noah Lewin-Epstein.

The status of Arab workers the West Bank and Gaza Strip has become one of the most salient social problems facing Israeli society. Noncitizen Arabs in Israel occupy the lowest, most undesirable positions and are paid significantly less than Israeli citizens. The handicaps they suffer are similar in...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©1987
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Social and Economic Forces in Israel's Labor Market
  • 2. Ethnic Organization of the Labor Market
  • 3. Ethnic Group Mobility
  • 4. Occupational Segregation and Income Competition
  • 5. Income Differentials
  • 6. A Comparative Perspective on Noncitizen Arabs
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Labor Force and Income Surveys Used in the Study
  • Appendix B: Occupational Categories and Their Socioeconomic Scores
  • References
  • Index