XX Knesset Elections: What these parties stand for, really?

Konstantin Yanovskiy, Ilia Zatcovetsky and Asya Entov
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Ilia Zatcovetsky: Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology
Asya Entov: Ariel University of Samaria

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Abstract: In the paper we provide short review of the main Israeli parties' positions on the key issues. The set of "key issues" is our choice and contains Judicial (legal system) reform, Judea and Samaria status, 2nd amendment right and self-defense, Taxation / spending etc. We provide formal classification of Left and Right parties to test the following hypotheses. Rightist parties' position are less stable and less consistent. The positions' analysis provide some evidences of higher consistency of Leftists' parties position in the Israel and poor ability of Right parties to keep promises. This phenomena explained by general factors (Universal Suffrage gradually pushes voter to the Lefts) and local factors. Real power of elected, accountable bodies in the Israel is significantly less and power of self-reproducing court system, public media and governmental bureaucracy higher than in majority old democracies.

Keywords: political platform; consistent position; Right-Left cleavages; pure public goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 D73 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2014, Revised 2015
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