TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rahaṭ,Gidʻon
TI  - The politics of regime structure reform in democracies: Israel in comparative and theoretical perspective 
SN  - 9780791473498 (hardcover : alk. paper)
U1  - 320.95694 RAH 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Israel
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-321) and indexes; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007016958.html
ER  -