The Politics of Regime Structure Reform in Democracies -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Stability and Reform of the Regime Structures of Established Democracies -- PART ONE: The Politics of Electoral Reform in Israel -- Chapter Two: The Electoral System, 1948-1969: A Brief Historical Overview -- Chapter Three: The Politics of Electoral Reform, 1969-1977: The Failure To Promote Compromise -- Chapter Four: 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 -- Chapter Five: The Long-Term Developments, Catalyzing Events, and the Reform Initiative -- Chapter Six: The Actors -- Chapter Seven: 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 -- Chapter Eight: The Israeli Case Studies in a Historical-Comparative Perspective -- Chapter Nine: The Politics of Regime Structure Reform in Established Democracies: A Cross-National Comparative Perspective -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.