Fostering Community Impact through Social Capital: Rent Control Policy in Palestine and Israel Amid Crises and Transitions

Maya Mark ()
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Maya Mark: The Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Negev 8499000, Israel

Societies, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-12

Abstract: The article aims to link the theoretical framework of social capital with historical analysis. It traces a controversy of half a century between landlords and tenants in Palestine and Israel and their attempts to influence the government’s policy in the rental market during crisis and transitions. The article portrays social capital as a decisive factor in the success or failure of landlords and tenants to promote their group interests and impact rent control policy. However, as the two groups are competing over the same resource, the triumph of one group comes at the direct expense of the other. In that respect, social capital could act as “double-edged sword”.

Keywords: social capital; linking social capital; resilient communities; rent control; community organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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