Start-up Nation; The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
New York: Twelve, 2009. First Edition [stated], later printing. Hardcover. x, [4], 304, [2] pages. Maps. Figures. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed on title page by Saul Singer. This is a Council on Foreign Relations book. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Daniel Samuel "Dan" Senor (born November 6, 1971) is an American columnist, writer, and political adviser. He was chief spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and senior foreign policy adviser to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the 2012 election campaign. A frequent commentator on Fox News and contributor to The Wall Street Journal, he is co-author of the book Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle (2009). He is married to television news personality Campbell Brown. Saul Singer is formerly the editorial page editor at The Jerusalem Post, Singer co-wrote with Dan Senor Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle, a best-seller which investigates Israel's innovative prowess. In 2003, Singer authored another book: Confronting Jihad: Israel's Struggle and the World After 9/11. The book collects many of his columns and unsigned editorials written for The Jerusalem Post between 1997 and the summer of 2003. Senor is the co-author, with his brother-in-law, Jerusalem Post columnist Saul Singer, of Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle. The book, published in November 2009, examines the entrepreneurial economy of Israel and the cultural and social environment that supports this economy. The book was highly acclaimed, reaching fifth on the business best-seller list of The New York Times in 2010. The book has provoked a wide range of responses, from reviews that hail its research and its portrayal of often-neglected facets of Israeli society, to reviews that claim the book implicitly justifies never-ending conflict in the region. Senor and Singer have been praised for the effectiveness with which they have "translat[ed] Israel's own image of itself for an international audience"; their book's title has entered the language as shorthand descriptive term for Israel. Derived from a Kirkus review: The authors investigate how Israel has generated some notable economic wonders. In the face of the pervasive, virulent hostility of surrounding regimes, the young nation of Israel produces, per capita, more scientific papers than any other country. The Jewish state leads the world in percentage of GDP invested in research and development. Israeli components are integral in our medicine cabinets, computers and supermarkets. There may be an important algorithm developed in Israel guiding your Google search or, perhaps, an Israeli camera in your intestines. The authors demonstrate that the notable entrepreneurial achievements are due to a specific combination of some basic catalysts. First is the unique ethos of the military-reserve system. Camaraderie fostered in youthful service, together with ingrained audacity, transfers to civil life. In addition, a cosmopolitan mindset, learned from travel around and through enemy neighborhoods, produces secure international connections. To assure partners and customers worldwide a diligent work ethic continues production even under dire threat. No one can predict the future of Israeli entrepreneurship—perhaps asset management is the next big thing—but Senor and Singer highlight some important lessons and sound instruction for countries struggling to enter the 21st century. An edifying, cogent report, as apolitical as reasonably possible, about homemade nation building. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Israel, Kibbutzim, Ben-Gurion, Economic Development, Foreign Investment, Immigration, Erel Margalit, Ed Mlavsky, Shimon Peres, Technion, Yossi Vardi, Entrepreneurs, Industrial Policy
ISBN: 9780446541466
[Book #74159]
Price: $45.00