According to an estimate we carried out, these sectors of the population account for more than 40 percent of the poverty in Israel. This is important for purposes of adapting policy instruments so that they are effective for these groups.
Although specific steps for dealing with poverty are very important in the short run, there are other measures of equal importance for the medium and long terms, and these must not be forgone. One such is the attainment of continued growth as the basic solution to the problem of poverty. But that is not all.