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Shutdown Nation: The Political Economy of Self-Destruction

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This article examines that the shift in Israeli society and political economy from ethnic socialism to individualistic capitalism was accompanied by a shift from a strategic and collectivist liberal Zionism to a nonstrategic individualistic right-wing populism. It is a shift that made the State of Israel vulnerable to shock and crisis, and turned it “from a startup nation to a shutdown nation.†Unlike the crisis caused by the 1973 war, Israel lacks the tools to cope with the crisis of October 7 and embarks on a path of self-destruction. JEL Classification: N45, F54

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  • Shir Hever, 2025. "Shutdown Nation: The Political Economy of Self-Destruction," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 57(2), pages 320-329, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:57:y:2025:i:2:p:320-329
    DOI: 10.1177/04866134251320667
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    Keywords

    settler colonialism; right-wing populism; Middle East economies;
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    JEL classification:

    • N45 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Asia including Middle East
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism

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