Public policy and electoral reform : the case of Israel / Gideon Doron and Michael Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doron, Gideon.

Contributor:

Harris, Michael, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--Israel.

Elections.

Political planning.

Israel.

Political planning--Israel.

Physical Description:

xix, 127 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2000]

Summary:

Is the public really sure what they are voting for? Does a small policy change really mean what the voters have been told it means? Public Policy and Electoral Reform: The Case of Israel examines the effects electoral change and reform have on the making and implementation of public policy. The book brings into question the actual influence voters have over electoral outcomes by probing various scenarios. Using the case of Israel as an illustration, political scientists Gideon Doron and Michael Harris bring to the fore analysis that challenges the reader to consider the real potential of electoral reform. Doron and Harris place the Israeli reforms within a theoretical framework, using Israel as a testing ground for the theory. In Part One the authors describe the theoretical underpinnings of electoral systems and electoral change. Part Two presents the fascinating story of the Israeli case, with close analysis of the successes and failures of the reforms and their impact on public policy from 1996 through the election of Prime Minister Ehud Barak in 1999.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-119) and index.

ISBN:

073910134X

OCLC:

43615792