While Israeli leaders are portraying the Israeli economy as strong among
global recession, the growth they are boasting is based on short-term
neoliberal reforms such as mass privatizations and corporate tax cuts.
The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky spoke to economist Shir Hever about
Israel’s gross economic disparities and the state of the economy.

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Israeli Economy and the "Washington Consensus"

by TRNN, The Real News Network
April 8, 2012

<h1>Israeli Economy and the "Washington Consensus"</h1> <p class="byline">by TRNN, The Real News Network <br />April 8, 2012</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsYEUIhs7XY</p> <p>While Israeli leaders are portraying the Israeli economy as strong among<br /> global recession, the growth they are boasting is based on short-term<br /> neoliberal reforms such as mass privatizations and corporate tax cuts.<br /> The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky spoke to economist Shir Hever about<br /> Israel’s gross economic disparities and the state of the economy.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com/shever02162012">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com">The Real News Network</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-TRNN-2021-logomark-square.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://therealnews.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=154199&amp;ga4=G-7LYS8R7V51" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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