Overview

This book examines the structure of Israeli interest groups, their strategies, their effectiveness, and their relations with state organizations and political parties. It addresses such important questions as the following. What are the links between political parties and interest groups? What are the attitudes of senior state officials toward interest groups? Why do interest groups influence public policy and to what extent? Are some groups more influential than others? Is Israel moving toward a post-materialist era?

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Author:   Yael Yishai
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780791407264

ISBN 10:   0791407268
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   19 September 1991
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Introduction: Israeli Interest Group Politics in a Theoretical Perspective 1. The Israeli Polity: Party, State, and Society 2. The Universe of Interest Groups 3. Interest Groups and Political Parties: Patrons, Partners, or Rivals? 4. State and Groups: Defending the Public Interest 5. The Organization of Interest Groups: The Institutional Framework 6. Interest Groups and State: Opportunities for Influence 7. Strategies of Influence: Bargaining, Coordination, or Integration 8. Interest Groups in the Policy Process 9. Determining Outcomes: Who Gets What and Why? 10. Israeli Interest Groups between Party and State Appendixes Notes Bibliography Index

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Land of Paradoxes reflects the realities of contemporary Israeli politics. Using a framework of universal interest-group configurations, the book shows how Israel deviates from these patterns and places it in a historical and comparative perspective.

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Yael Yishai is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Haifa University. She is the author of Land and Peace: Whither Israel; The Power of Expertise: Israel Medical Association, and she is co-author of Israel: The Peaceful Belligerent.

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