Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Stability and Reform of the Regime Structures of Established Democracies 7
8. The Politics of Electoral Reform in Israel
9. The Electoral System, 1948–1969 47
10. The Politics of Electoral Reform, 1969–1977 57
11. The Politics of Electoral Reform, 1984–1990 77
12. The Politics of Government System Reform in Israel, 1988–1992
13. Long-Term Developments, Catalyzing Events, and the Reform Initiative 113
14. The Actors 147
15. The Stages of the Reform Process and Overcoming the Barriers 179
16. Reform of Regime Structures of Established Democracies in Historical and Cross-National Comparative Perspectives
17. The Israeli Case Studies in a Historical-Comparative Perspective 215
18. The Politics of Regime Structure Reform in Established Democracies 231
19. Conclusions 263
20. Epilogue 273
21. Notes 277
22. Bibliography 299
23. Author Index 323
24. Subject Index 329