„My już są Amerykany”? O neoliberalnych przemianach państwa opiekuńczego w Polsce i Izraelu

From the “Socialist-Collectivistic” Welfare State to “McIsrael”: The Evolution of the Israeli Welfare State

“…At that time Israel started manufacturing items such as paper, tires, radios and refrigerators, which had to be imported before. New maritime ports in Ashdod and Eilat were created, while the trade fleet grew to over 100 vessels (Chaczko, et al, 2018). Defence expenses increased systematically, and their substantial part was directed by state institutions into the Israeli industry, exerting an influence on the state of the economy.…”

“…This article aims to analyse the evolution of the Israeli state to answer the following research question: is it legitimate to compare the Israeli welfare state -sometimes termed as "constructive socialism" (Patish, 1990) -to the post-communist welfare states of Central and Eastern Europe? In the last decades, Central European welfare states have moved from communism or real socialism to liberalism or a liberal-conservative hybrid (Bohle & Greskovits, 2007;Chaczko & Grewiński, 2021;Elster et al, 1998;Inglot, 2008;Orenstein, 2008;Szikra & Tomka, 2009). As noted above, Israel followed a similar route: from a socialist-collectivistic state to the almost complete Americanisation of social and economic life, evocatively termed "McIsrael" (Azaryahu, 2000;Manos & Gidron, 2021).…”