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Industrial Renaissance in Developed Countries?

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

An article by Paul Krugman (New York Times, 19/05/11) identifies the first signs of recovery in manufacturing production in the USA. These signs are manifested in a rise in manufacturing jobs and a reduction in the manufacturing trade deficit. The Regional Development team at the Reut Institute identified similar early signs in Barcelona.

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Will Negev Unemployment Really Increase Without the Ofer Brothers?

Posted in Regional Leapfrogging, tagged , , on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A recent article in Haaretz reported that Israel Chemicals, an Israeli company based in the Negev, is seeking to protect the benefits it receives from state grants. While several government ministries have called to cancel these grants, Israel Chemicals argues that doing so would force it to dismiss a large part of its workforce in [...]

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The political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Global competition between countries is a key dimension of Leapfrogging. Through analyzing the Greek economic crisis, Economist Dani Rodrick introduces the political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy – the tension between economic globalization, political democracy, and the nation-state. For the full blog, click here.

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Strengthening the Attractiveness of Regions in Israel’s Periphery

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , , , on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of the main goals of Israel’s master plan TAMA 35, is to encourage development and growth of the Negev and Galilee regions. However, according to the plan’s monitoring team, the fundamental failure of its implementation is in attracting people to move to those regions: The current population in the north and south are far [...]

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bio negev: an innovation cluster in the negev region

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , , on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The ‘Bio-Negev’ venture, that was recently launched by Vice Prime Minister and Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee – Silvan Shalom, is a regional center aiming to encourage innovation in the field of Biotechnology and life science. This venture, based on the model of economic clusters, is aimed at encouraging cooperation between [...]

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The Ministry of Justice Leads Unique and Global Development Policy

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Unique and global development policy is a policy that leverages local assets while exploiting global trends. Such a policy involves investment of governmental inputs, including – but not solely restricted to – financial investment. The government has a wide range of options at its disposal which include, among other things, standardization, licensing, legislation and international [...]

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Regionalism (10): Distance to the Global Market is an Important Factor in Regional Development

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged , , on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The idea of establishing an international airport in Israel’s periphery has been in the public spotlight for years. Recently, Israel’s Transportation Minister, Israel Katz, called for expediting the construction of an international airport in the south of the country. He also stressed the importance of road and railway systems to support the new aerial infrastructure. [...]

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Increasing Gaps are Obstacles to the Achievement of IL15 Vision

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , , , on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A report recently published by the OECD points to the growing gaps between rich and poor in OECD countries. According to a report published by the UN Development Program, Israel is ranked fourth in terms of Gini index. Such deep gaps may endanger the achievement of IL15 vision.

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Regionalism (7): The Galilee Conference 2009 – Opportunity for Global Competitive Clusters in the North

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged , , on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

While the 2009 Galilee Conference primarily focused on economically developing the periphery, Reut believes that Israel should focus on utilizing the unique assets of many of its different regions.

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Learning from the Israeli Employers-Employees Cooperation

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , , , on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

An economic delegation of the OECD arrived to Israel at the beginning of September to learn about the ’roundtable’ concept and about the cooperation between employers and employees unions (For the article in Hebrew, click here). Discussing the visit, the head of the delegation, Andrew Dean said that “this is the first time we have [...]

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