ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the conceptual and methodological framework for the analysis of industrial linkages by means of economic development. It describes the spatial distribution of industrial sales, leading to a more systematic analysis of the spatial patterns and barriers to sale linkages. In the Israeli context, Arab industrial entrepreneurship began at a stage where capital accumulation began to form around large national corporations. The spatial distribution of sales by Arab enterprises is presented by a table distinguishing sales within the settlement from sales to all Arab settlements in the region where the enterprise is located, other Arab regions, Jewish settlements, Palestinian regions, and exports. A comparison of the three principal sectors—food, textile, and construction—in the spatial sales pattern, shows that the food sector is especially prominent as a sector selling most of its products within the boundaries of the region where the enterprises are located.
