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Why the Kibbutz Had to Unbundle Security
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Communal living can abolish internal wage competition, but it cannot vote away the arithmetic of debt. By 1985, triple-digit inflation and high interest rates exposed the financial vulnerabilities of collective farming settlements in Israel. Looking at the history of kibbutzim from Deganya Alef to the modern renewing model, this discussion explores how shifting family preferences, recruitment…