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Israel's new economic model

Jewish state bests other nations in remodeling government, economy.

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Photo by: Avi Katz
If you’ve ever remodeled your kitchen or living room, you know what a hassle it can be. Imagine remodeling an entire society, economy and political system. Social protests against unfairness in the sharing of wealth and power abound – Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, demonstrations in Europe, and Israel’s mass social justice tent city and street protests last summer.

All over the world, nations are struggling to reshape how they allocate resources, influence and political power in the wake of the global economic and financial crisis. A new BBC World Service poll shows that in 22 major countries 61 percent of the population on average believes that economic benefits and burdens are not fairly shared in their country. Large majorities perceive unfairness in Spain (92 percent), France (85 percent), Brazil (69 percent) and the US (65 percent, up from 54 percent in 2009).

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