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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451982803321

Autore

Rahaṭ Gidʻon

Titolo

The politics of regime structure reform in democracies [[electronic resource] ] : Israel in comparative and theoretical perspective / / Gideon Rahat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7914-7880-7

1-4356-3214-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Israeli studies

Disciplina

320.95694

Soggetti

Democracy

Electronic books.

Israel Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-321) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Stability and reform of regime structures of established democracies -- The politics of electoral reform in Israel -- The electoral system, 1948-1969: a brief historical overview -- The politics of electoral reform, 1969-1977: the failure to promote compromise -- The politics of electoral reform, 1984-1990: from (Knesset) electoral reform to government system reform -- The politics of government system reform in Israel, 1988-1992 -- Long-term developments, catalyzing events, and the reform initiative -- The actors -- The stages of the reform process and overcoming the barriers -- Reform of regime structures of established democracies in historical and cross-national comparative perspectives -- The Israeli case studies in a historical-comparative perspective -- The politics of regime structure reform in established democracies: a cross-national comparative perspective -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography.