The politics of regime structure reform in democracies
Subtitle: Israel in comparative and theoretical perspective
By: Gideon Rahat.
Series: Suny series in israeli studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780791473498
Subjects: Democracy; Israel -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Stability and reform of regime structures of established democracies; title: The politics of electoral reform in Israel; title: The electoral system 1948-1969: a brief historical overview; title: The politics of electoral reform, 1969-1977: the failure to promote compromise; title: From (Knesset) electoral reform to government system reform; title: The politics of government system reform in Israel, 1988-1992; title: Long-term developments, catalyzing events and the reform initiative; title: The actors; title: The stages of the reform process and overcoming the barriers; title: Reform of regime structures of established democracies in historical and cross-national comparative perspectives; title: The Israeli case studies in a historical-comparative perspective; title: The politics of regime structure reform in established democracies: a cross-national comparative perspective; title: Conclusions; title: Epilogue; title: Abbreviations; title: Notes; title: Bibliography.