Israel Since 1980

Informationen zum Autor Guy Ben-Porat is Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. His publications include Global Liberalism, Local Populism: Peace and Conflict in Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland (2006) and, as editor, Implementing Peace Agreements (forthcoming). Klappentext Five Israeli academics probe the changing nature of Israeli society over the last twenty-five years. Zusammenfassung Five Israeli academics probe the changing nature of Israeli society over the last twenty-five years and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. Their book considers the social! economic and political changes and asks whether new political initiatives can offer a realistic alternative to the inadequacies of recent governments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Israeli society: diversity, tensions and governance; 2. Geography and demography: spatial transformations; 3. The political system: government, parliament and the court; 4. Political economy: liberalization and globalization; 5. Military and society; 6. The new politics: interest groups and alternative channels; Conclusion: the state of the state.

Product details

• Authors: Guy Ben-Porat, Et al, Yagil Levy, Shlomo Mizrahi, Arye Naor, Erez Tzfadia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.02.2008
• EAN: 9780521671859
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67185-9
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 225 mm x 12 mm
• Series: The World Since 1980; The World Since 1980
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous