TY - BOOK AU - Halevi,Nadav AU - ED - Bank of Israel. TI - The economic development of Israel AV - HC497.P2 H33 U1 - 330.95694 PY - 1968/// CY - New York PB - Praeger KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic development KW - Israel N1 - "Published in cooperation with the Bank of Israel."; Includes index; Includes bibliographical references: p. 303-312 N2 - This is a study of Israel's economy. After providing a brief review of economic developments in Palestine between 1920 and 1947, the authors focus their attention on a macro-economic analysis of the period 1948 to 1965. The study includes statistical data combined with a careful analysis of the labour force, the growth and distribution of gross national product and resources, trends in productivity, the balance of payments and the import surplus, the special role of public finance and government controls, foreign exchange policy as a means of directing economic development, monetary problems and inflation ER -