Professionals against Populism

Based on Shimon Peres's private papers, investigates the role of professionals—attorneys, strategic experts, and economists—in Israel's national unity government of 1984-1986 and assesses their impact on government policy. This book, based on Shimon Peres's private papers, tells the unusual story of the Peres government of 1984-1986 in Israel. It is the story of an unpopular politician, demonized by his political enemies, who operates under great time restraints to manage a pluralistic democracy