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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777312803321

Autore

Medding Peter

Titolo

The founding of Israeli democracy, 1948-1967 / / Peter Y. Medding

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1990

ISBN

0-19-773343-3

1-280-52358-1

0-19-536354-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 253 pages)

Disciplina

320.95694

Soggetti

Israel History

Israel Politics and government 1948-1967

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The Structures of Democratic Government; 2. Founding an Independent State; 3. Founding Democratic Political Structures; 4. Parties and Policies; 5. Issue Structure, Electoral Response, and Coalition Politics; 6. Coalition Cabinets, Party Government, and the Control of Policy-Making; 7. Mamlakhtiut: Partisan Interests and the Establishment of Centralized and Legitimate State Public Authority; 8. The Political Dynamics of the Founding Period; 9. Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study of the politics of the state of Israel in the first two decades of its existence addresses the question of how it has managed to remain a democracy despite all the adverse conditions.