Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Contributors xi
5. Introduction. Uncommon Democracies: The One-Party Dominant Regimes 1
6. 1. Single-Party Dominance in Sweden: The Saga of Social Democracy 33
7. 2. Conditions of Labor-Party Dominance: Sweden and Britain Compared 58
8. 3. The Political Economy of Labor-Party Dominance and Decline in Israel 83
9. 4. Defense Controversies and One-Party Dominance: The Opposition in Japan and West Germany 128
10. 5. Establishing Party Dominance: It Ain't Easy 162
11. 6. The Political Economy of Conservative Resurgence under Recession: Public Policies and Political Support in Japan, 128 162 1977–1983 189
12. 7. The Decline of Dominant Parties: Parliamentary Politics in Sweden and Japan in the 1970s 226
13. 8. Israel under Labor and the Likud: The Role of Dominance Considered 260
14. 9. The Dominant Party and Social Coalitions in Japan 282
15. 10. Maintaining Hegemony in Italy: "The softer they rise, the slower they fall!" 306
16. Conclusion. One-Party Dominance and the Creation of Regimes 333
17. Index 361