Israeli kibbutz adapts to modern times
Communal settlements struggle to cope with social change and doubts over economic relevance.
Published On 24 Mar 2012
Almost a billion people worldwide work in the co-operative sector, a lifestyle that includes non-profit community organisations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who uses its services.
Israel’s kibbutzim (communal settlements in Hebrew) are an example of co-operatives that have been forced to adapt to modern times.
As part of Al Jazeera’s series on the state of global co-operatives, Al Jazeera’s Cal Perry visits Israel’s oldest communal settlement, Kibbutz Nachshon.
Source: Al Jazeera