Posts Tagged ‘poverty’

Fewer workers who work more – with a lower standard of living

31 May 2011

In Israel, a lesser share of people work than is common in the West.  Those who are employed work more hours a week than do workers in most other OECD countries while the country’s average standard of living is lower than in the majority of OECD countries.

The working poor

31 May 2011

Israel has experienced a marked increase in the share of poor families headed by an employed person.  The rise in the working poor has been to a large extent concentrated among Arab Israelis. The high rate of working poor among Arab Israelis reflects a challenging combination of disadvantages.

Read the complete May 2011 Bulletin

31 May 2011

The Social Security System

13 Apr 2010

This chapter examines changes in the social security system, the largest component of the social expenditure in Israel in the years 2008-2010.
This paper appears in the Center’s annual publication - State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy 2009.

Personal Social Services

13 Apr 2010

This chapter deals with personal social services in Israel – institutional services and communal services designed for marginalized populations.
This paper appears in the Center’s annual publication - State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy 2009.

Unequal and Unsustainable

7 Feb 2010

Israel has one of the highest rates of poverty and income inequality in the world.

Local Social Services and Escalating Poverty: Practice, Perceptions and Expectations

15 Jul 2009

How local authority social service departments perceive poverty has much to do with how they deal with poverty.

e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 1

5 Mar 2009

Social Economic UPDATE XIII

21 May 2008

Israel’s Social Services 2007

8 Dec 2007

The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series  on resource allocation to the social services, the State budget and the development of social services over the past year.

Health System Finance in Israel 1995-2005: Aspects of Poverty, Progressivity and Cost Containment

3 Dec 2007

This study by Professor Dov Chernichovsky looks at the changes in the mix of public and private funding of health care in Israel over the last decade.

Israel’s Social Services 2006

15 Dec 2006

The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series on the State budget and society

Social Economic UPDATE VII

15 Nov 2006

Israel’s Social Services 2005

30 Dec 2005
The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series on the State budget, the economy and society.

The Erosion of Low Salaries and Increasing Poverty Among Working Families

16 Nov 2004

The original paper appeared in the annual social economic report for 2004.

Israel’s Social Services 2004

15 Nov 2004

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Israel’s Social Services 2003

20 Nov 2003

The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series
This is the Center’s annual report on the State budget, the economy and society. The 2003 report was dedicated to Herbert M. Singer.

“Man Does Not Live By Bread Alone”: Measuring Poverty in Israel with an International Perspective

20 Nov 2003

This paper appeared in the Center’s annual social economic report 2003.

Equity and the Israeli Health Care System: Relative Poverty as a Health Risk Factor

10 Jul 2003

Israel’s Social Services 2002

25 Dec 2002

The Center’s annual social economic report. In Hebrew only.

Israel’s Social Services 2001-2002

25 Dec 2001

The Center’s annual social economic report.

Israel’s Social Services 1999-2000

24 Dec 1999

The Center’s annual social economic report for 1999.