Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Konstantin Yanovskiy
Author-Name-First: Konstantin
Author-Name-Last: Yanovskiy
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name:Ilia Zatcovetsky
Author-Name-First: Ilia
Author-Name-Last: Zatcovetsky
Author-Workplace-Name: Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology
Author-Name:Asya Entov
Author-Name-First: Asya
Author-Name-Last: Entov
Author-Workplace-Name: Ariel University of Samaria
Title:    XX Knesset Elections: What these parties stand for, really?
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. 
Length:  32 pages
Creation-Date: 2014
Revision-Date:   2015
Classification-JEL: D72, D73
Keywords:  political platform, consistent position, Right-Left cleavages, pure public goods
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/wpaper/0109Yanovskiy.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2014
Handle: RePEc:gai:wpaper:0109