title: Factors affecting the development of new towns in Israel.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to study and to explain the differences in success among the new Israeli towns as measured by their ability to attract migrants, with the hope of contributing to the evaluation of policies suggested for their revitalization.... Empirical evidence is presented which supports the hypothesis that the social composition of the population in each town has become the major determinant of the ability of these towns to attract additonal migrants."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D007557:Israel; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Geographic Factors; Israel; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Migration Policy; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Policy; Spatial Distribution; Urban Population; Urban Spatial Distribution; Western Asia