Israel is considered a developed country yet both security issues and its frequently changing demographic makeup set Israel apart and imply that Israeli policy analysts must operate in a unique environment and grapple with exceptional challenges. This volume, part of the successful International Library of Policy Analysis series, brings together for the first time a comprehensive study of policy analysis in Israel. Following an introductory chapter that discusses the paradoxical history of policy analysis in Israel by Yehezkel Dror, leading figures from both the Israeli public and academic spheres discuss different aspects of policy analysis in Israel. While Israeli policy analysis is in some respects unique, Israel also represents a broad category of states that could be considered as policy analysis "late developers". Hence, while Israeli policy analysis is fascinating in and of itself, its study also holds important lessons for other countries.

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.