Book Reviews : The Government of the State of Israel. By JOSEPH BADI. (New York : Twayne Pub lishers, Inc., 1963. Pp. 308. $5.00.)
| Author | Brownlee Sands Corrin |
| Published date | 01 December 1964 |
| Date | 01 December 1964 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/106591296401700414 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
800
BOOK
REVIEWS
The
Government
of
the
State
of
Israel.
By
JOSEPH
BADI.
(New
York :
Twayne
Pub-
lishers,
Inc.,
1963.
Pp. 308.
$5.00.)
Both
the
title
and
jacket
description
of
this
publication
are
misleading.
It
is
an
historical
examination
of
the
shifting
balances
of
political
parties
and
their
leaders
in
state
formation,
the
legislature,
cabinets
and
civil
service,
the
president,
and
the
judiciary.
Structure-organization,
functional
patterns,
and
program
analyses
emerge
as
secondary
and
sometimes,
unfortunately,
as
incidental
factors.
The
party
con-
siderations
appear
to
be
superficial,
repetitious,
and
sketchy.
There
is
a
lack
of
con-
tinuity
which
is
not
assisted
by
the
numerous
and
loosely
organized
threads
of
sub-
ject
matter.
The
many
details
are
given
extensive
footnote
support
which,
because
of
their
voluminous
nature,
contribute
more
to
the
reader’s
anguish
than
to
his
edi-
fication.
It
seems
to
be
a
hurried
and
disparate
piece
of
writing
leaving
one,
all
in
all,
to
question
the
depth
of
understanding
and
insight
acquired
from
its
reading.
On
the
other
hand,
there
is
little
doubt
that
much
useful
data
has
been
pains-
takingly
gathered
together.
The
researcher
will
be
saved
a
good
many
steps
by
the
details
and
documentations
regarding
the
many
political
parties
and
their
roles,
or
lack
of
them,
in
elections,
in
the
first
to
fourth
Knesset,
in
the
first
to
ninth
cabinets,
and
in
the
personnel
structure
of
the
civil
service.
The
outline
of
conflict
between
religious
and
secular
courts
and
systems
of
law
whets
the
appetite.
The
concluding
chapter
does,
without
question,
highlight
a
number
of
political
problems
peculiar
to
.
Israel
and
likely
to
exist
for
some
time.
The
latter
merit
exploration
in
depth.
If
the
author’s
study
really
intends
to
analyze
the
government
of
Israel,
it
has
missed
the
mark,
for
the
perspective
is
too
narrow.
As
a
type
of
history
of
parties
in
government
and
politics,
however,
there
is
something
of
value.
Goucher
College
BROWNLEE
SANDS
CORRIN
The
Liberation
of
the
Person.
By
ARTHUR
S.
BERGER.
(New
York:
Philosophical
Library,
Inc.,
1964.
Pp. 240.
$5.75.)
Mr.
Berger,
according
to
his
publishers,
is
an
attorney
and
president
of
the
first
Freeist
Exchange
Association.
His
book
is
a
statement
of
what
he
believes
is
wrong
with
the
American
economic
system
and
a
description
of
the
reforms
he
proposes
under
the
label
of
Freeism.
Mr.
Berger
apparently
is
certain
that
money
is
the
root
of
all
evil.
&dquo;Conventional
money&dquo;
lends
itself
to
the
perpetration
of
injustices
because
it
conceals
from
general
view
the
fact
that
human
effort
is
the
only
legitimate
basis
for
pricing
of
goods
and
services
and
because
it
makes
possible
the
iniquitous
system
of
interest
and
profits.
However,
there
is
a
way
to
escape
from
the
evils
of
this
system
-
Freeist
Associations
must
be
formed.
These
associations,
economies
in
microcosm,
acting
on
the
basis
of
the
Cup
of
Life
measure,
will
establish
detailed
rules
for
determining
payments
for
labor.
A
number
of
factors
are
included
in
the
calculations
of
payments
due
according
to
the
Cup
of
Life
measure,
but
the
degree
of
coercion
required
by
the
task
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