List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Stability and Reform of the Regime Structures of Established Democracies

PART  ONE

The Politics of Electoral Reform in Israel

2. The Electoral System, 1948–1969: A Brief Historical Overview

3. The Politics of Electoral Reform, 1969–1977: The Failure to Promote Compromise

4. The Politics of Electoral Reform, 1984–1990: From (Knesset) Electoral Reform to Government System Reform

PART TWO

The Politics of Government System Reform in Israel, 1988–1992

5. Long-Term Developments, Catalyzing Events, and the Reform Initiative

6. The Actors

7. The Stages of the Reform Process and Overcoming the Barriers

PART THREE

Reform of Regime Structures of Established Democracies in Historical and Cross-National Comparative Perspectives

8. The Israeli Case Studies in a Historical-Comparative Perspective

9. The Politics of Regime Structure Reform in Established Democracies: A Cross-National Comparative Perspective

Conclusions
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index