Jewish labour economy in Palestine. By Gerhard Munzner. 1945. Folded leaf of plates. - Jewish labour economy in Palestine - By Gerhard Munzner. In collaboration with Ernst Kahn, of the Economic Research Institute of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, Jerusalem. London : Victor Gollancz, 1945. 231 pp. Hardcover. 19 cm., small piece of sticker glued on spine, stamps, former copy library.  Folded leaf of plates. The book is a detailed economic analysis of the massive, self-contained financial empire built by the Histadrut (the General Federation of Jewish Labour) during the British Mandate. Rather than looking at it merely as a trade union, the book documents how the Histadrut operated as the Yishuv's (pre-state Jewish society's) largest employer and contractor. It breaks down the financial inner workings of vital labor institutions—including major cooperative enterprises like Solel Boneh (construction) and Tnuva (agriculture), the unique economic models of the Kibbutzim, the Workers' Bank (Bank Hapoalim), and the Kupat Holim healthcare network—illustrating how labor Zionism successfully built the institutional framework of a modern economy just three years before Israel's independence. Very Good Condition.