The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 291)

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The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 291)

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cent (over 50 per cent of men). Among the countries included
in the international comparison of participation rates pre-
pared by Kuznetz there is only one (Puerto Rico) where the
rate was less than 30 per cent. Even if unpaid family mem-
bers are excluded, the labor force proportion is still gener-
ally higher than among Israeli Arabs.
The main reason for the low ratio among the Israeli Arabs is
the age structure.... The Arab population in Israel today
is one of the youngest in the world, especially in comparison
with the old countries of Europe (illustrated by Denmark in
the table). Israeli Arabs are younger than Israeli Jews to-
day, and they are also younger than the Arabs of Palestine
were in 1931. A relatively large part of the Arab population
is outside the working ages; and a large proportion of the
over-14 population is in the younger working-age groups, with
a low rate of participation."
Comparing the labor force participation of Arabs, Asian-African imni-
grants, and the rest of the Israeli Jews, Ben Porath identifies the fol-
lowing features:
"...(a) the participation rate of all men is roughly the same
in the three population groups; (b) at age 14-34, the rate is
higher for Arab than for Jewish men; (c) at 35 and over, the
rates are higher for Jews than for Arabs, the difference in-
creasing with age; (d) the participation rate of Arab women
is lower than that of Jewish women. In most of these compari-
sons the group of Jews from Asia-Africa stands midway between
all Jews and Arabs."
He also interprets these differential participation rates: As far as
men are concerned, the participation rate of youths (aged 14-17) is not
exceptionally high in comparison with other countries, but it is much higher
than among Jews. It complements the low percentage of students of this age
among the Arab population (23 percent for boys and 11 percent for girls in
1961, as compared with 58 percent for both sexes among the Jewish popula-
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tion.
In the 18-34 age group the difference in school still exists, and in
addition, the Jews serve in the army, while Arabs do not, and this also con-

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