TY - BOOK AU - Gilder,George F. TI - The Israel test SN - 9780980076356 (trade) : AV - 416 DS 113 G468i 2009 U1 - 956.9405/4 PY - 2009/// CY - [Minneapolis, MN] PB - Richard Vigilante Books KW - Capitalism KW - Israel KW - Intellectual life KW - Foreign relations KW - History KW - 1993- KW - Politics and government KW - Economic conditions KW - 21st century KW - Social conditions KW - Historia KW - Política y gobierno KW - Condiciones económicas KW - Siglo XXI KW - Condiciones sociales N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-287) and index; Zerizus. The central issue ; The blindness of the experts ; Tale of the bell curve ; The Palestinian economy ; The economics of hate ; The archetype and the algorithm -- Israel inside. From last to first ; Inside the computer revolution ; Inside the Internet ; The next generation ; The Shoshana algorithm ; Hong Kong in the desert -- The paradox of peace. Peace now ; Games of war and holiness ; The meaning of Netanyahu ; Land for war ; Time for the test -- My own Israel test N2 - Gilder reveals Israel as a leader of human civilization, technological progress, and scientific advances. He postulates that Israel is a crucial battlefield for capitalism and freedom in our time ER -