An examination of policy-making, implementation and evaluation of public policies in Israel. The volume covers the institutional as well as the political and the bureaucratic framework within which public policies have been made and implemented. Contributors to the volume critically examine public policies in the areas of housing, health, education, social welfare, citizen participation, water and transporation. The changing roles of the supreme court, the state controller, and of think-tanks in the policy processes are also systematically examined.

This new volume in the International Library of Policy Analysis series offers a unique look at policy analysis in Israel. Arguing that Israel s status as a developed country that faces major security issues while grappling with frequent demographic changes causes exceptional challenges, the book offers an in-depth exploration of both the history and the current state of policy analysis in the nation. At the same time that the contributors, all well-respected and experienced Israeli scholars, emphasize Israel s distinctive character, they nonetheless show how researchers can draw important...