Immigration and Settlement The Making of the Yishuv
The Role of Inflows Growth = escalating standard of living +Consumption +Production +Production +Investment Investment = Capital +Human capital In under-developed country = Capital import + immigration
Immigration Policy Pal. Government Zionist authorities Absorption = considering Arabs Capitalists free Quota for labor Allocation quotas Zionist authorities Dynamic absorption = max. immigration Jewish majority Distribution of given quotas
Zionist programming of immigration and settlement Transformation rather than transfer Maximum Settlement Agriculture in the focus “Selective immigration"
Jewish Immigration1920-1939
Import of Jewish Capital
Palestine becomes Chief Destination World Jewish Migration
The Geography of The Land of Israel
The Yishuv on the Eve of World War Two Demography Total Population: 1,450,000 Jewish population: 430,000 = 31% Total land: 20,000 sq. KM (or 3,600,000 Dunam) Jewish ownership 1,440,000 Dunam =40%