Tag: social unrest

Putting it all together, several tentative conclusions suggest themselves. The government can do things to correct the distorted credit market that is throttling economic development. It can find ways to free up more land for construction while cutting red tape and bringing down the cost of housing. It can open the market to greater competition

Not many outside the country are taking notice of Israel’s economic commotion. While the world watches fascinated as history is made in Egypt, the Israeli economy is experiencing a moment of indecision that tells us much about the country’s social and political tensions. In January, the government raised the price of gasoline to a historic high