Ben-Gurion against the Knesset / / Giora Goldberg ; translator, Chaya Naor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783738203321
• Autore: Goldberg Giora <1948, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Portland : , : Frank Cass, , 2003
• ISBN: 1-135-76903-6; 1-135-76904-4; 1-280-17804-3; 9786610178049; 0-203-69087-7; 0-203-01740-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Collana: Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society
• Disciplina: 328.5694/09/045
• Soggetti: Legislative power - Israel - History - 20th century; Representative government and representation - Israel - History - 20th century; Ministerial responsibility; 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 bibliographical references (p. [324]-328) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: The Theory of the Status of Legislatures; OBJECTIVES; STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK; METHODOLOGICAL REMARKS; NOTES; PART ONE The Establishment of Parliamentary Institutions; 1 From the People's Council to the First Knesset; 2 Parliamentary Committees; PART TWO The Struggle Against the Knesset's Institutional Power; 3 Dissolving the Knesset; 4 Investigation of the Government by the Knesset; 5 Symbolic Competition; PART THREE The Struggle Against the Knesset Members; 6 The Immunity of Knesset Members; 7 Collective Responsibility and Coalition Discipline8 Intra-Party Politics and Nominations; PART FOUR Parliamentary Style and Conflicts with Political Rivals; 9 Attacks on the Knesset and Knesset Members; 10 Attacks on the Political Opposition and the Parties; Conclusion; NOTES; Bibliography; DAILY PRESS; BOOKS AND ARTICLES; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reins of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind government. Ben-Gurion did not think that the Knesset had the moral backbone required at a historic turning-point in Israeli history, when the character of the nation was being developed; although he conceded that it was capable of dealing with the more mundane administrative tasks. He therefore denied the Knesset the right to take part in the policy-making process, caused a decline in the support of the elite and the general publ