`Shalev's study is bold, intricate, and profound ... an intelligent treatment of the Israeli case from a theoretically informed, comparative perspective.' Ian S. Lustick, University of Pennsylvania
`surely destined to become the classic study of the evolution of the political economy of the Israeli labour movement ... At the same time, it deserves to become a classic of contemporary sociology ... No one with a serious interest in either the historical development of Israel's labour movement, or theories of social democracy and democratic corporatism, should fail to read this book.' Francis G. Castles, Australian National University
`an important contribution' Deborah Bernstein, University of Haifa
`In addition to being a fine country study full of historical, political, economic and institutional facts, Shalev's book also contributes highly critical insights to theories of corporatism, the state, the labour market, and capital.' Claus Offe, University of Bremen
`a highly specialised work. It is the first comprehensive account in English of the workings of the Israeli Labour Party ... his book is an important work of scholarship, and well worth reading by anyone interested in Israeli politics' Jewish Chronicle
'Israeli professor Shalev has written a fascinating book ... it is simultaneously thoughtful and provocative.' J. Prager, New York University, Choice, Feb '93
`Shalev provides a lively study of labour relations in Israel' Jewish Chronicle
'Shalev provides a lively study of labour relations in Israel' Joseph Mills, Jewish Chronicle, March 1993
'a long-overdue analysis of the role of the Histadrut in the state-building process of Israel ... He has produced a new and critical approach based on social democratic corporatism ... The study is informed and informative, the sources are impressive and the arguments are generally clear.' Judith L. Bara, Thames Valley University, Political Studies 1993
`a profound and stimulating challenge to conventional Israeli interpretations of their own sociology ... a critical and detailed study of how political and economic forces have shaped the real social processes and institutions' International Affairs
'Shalev systematically applies sophisticated theorems to various processes in the development of Israel's labor movement and proposes a new set of explanations of these processes.' Michael Keren, Tel-Aviv University, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 26:1
`the book is extremely thought-provoking ... Dr Shalev's exposure is certainly controversial as promised on the jacket of the book. He provides many challenges and insights to comparative analysis of societies as well as a controversial assessment of the historical world' European Sociological Review
`This is a study which makes an important contribution to the ongoing sociological debates that concern themselves with working-class mobilisation and its links to politics and the economy in capitalist democracies of the West.' Sociology
`Labour and the Political Economy in Israel is a major analytical contribution to the field of political economy and also presents a strong alternative to the conventional views of Israeli history.' American Journal of Sociology