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Research on welfare states tends to focus on their role in income distribution and the provision of services. However, functions like education, health, and social care also play a massive role as employers, dominating the public sector labor market. In a comparative analysis of developed economies including Israel, Mandel and Semyonov (2005) found that the public social services accounted for a high of 25 percent of total employment in Denmark and Sweden and a low of 7–8 percent in North America and Germany. By this measure, Israel ranked fourth out of 20 countries.
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Shalev, M., Lazarus, A. (2013). The Welfare State as an Employer: An Unacknowledged Avenue of Opportunity for Palestinian Women in Israel. In: Khattab, N., Miaari, S. (eds) Palestinians in the Israeli Labor Market. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137336453_8
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