{"product_id":"9780814208786","title":"Reforming Parliamentary Committees: Israel in Comparative Perspective","description":"In \u003ci\u003eReforming Parliamentary Committees,\u003c\/i\u003e Reuven Y. Hazan argues that committees are essential for the efficient dispatch of parliamentary business and shows how several parliaments have recently reformed their committee systems to function more effectively. In particular, he provides in-depth knowledge and a broader understanding of Israel's committees and how they compare with the committees of other legislatures throughout the world.\u003cp\u003eHazan begins his study with comparative analyses of the committees of four other legislative bodies: the British House of Commons, Germany's Bundestag, Italy's Camera dei Deputati, and the Dutch Tweede Kamer. He then presents an assessment of why and how parliamentary committees are reformed, and examines why committee reform either succeeds or fails to achieve its goals. To determine the feasibility of enacting such reforms in the Israeli Knesset, Hazan conducted a series of interviews with MPs and committee chairs. The book concludes with a discussion of the changing nature of the Israeli political system and the need for committee reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReuven Y. Hazan\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and adviser to the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset on the committee system. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCentre Parties: Competition and Polarization in European Parliamentary Democracies\u003c\/i\u003e and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Uneasy Relationship between Parliamentary Members and Leaders.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026593399024,"sku":"9780814208786","price":44.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814208786_p0.jpg?v=1763745490","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814208786","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}