This series gives young readers from other parts of the world insight into various aspects of life in Israel today. Written and crafted by three authors currently living in Jerusalem, this series is the first of its kind to bring such insight to children. This volume shows how the Israeli economy has its earliest roots in socialist ideology, but over the years it has taken a more free-market approach to its development. Despite few natural resources and surrounding hostile countries, Israelis have built a strong economy that provides the world with some of its most cutting edge technology.