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Congress and Policy Change.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Gerald C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law.
- United States.
- United States. Congress--Congresses.
- United States. Congress.
- Local Subjects:
- Law.
- United States.
- United States. Congress--Congresses.
- United States. Congress.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Publishing, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is about congressional policy making, and particularly processes by which congressional policy changes - and does not change. At times in our history Congress has been a policy initiator, at others it has been the bastion of resistance to new directions of government action. It reflects the will of the citizenry at times, while at others its rules and processes have done more to serve the interests of special and minority interests. In this collection of original essays, each presenting new research on the personal, political, and institutional factors influencing congressional policy
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Preface; The Contributors; PART I. A THEORY OF CONGRESSIONAL CHANGE; 1 A Theory of Congressional Cycles: Solving the Puzzle of Change; PART II. THE ELECTORAL SOURCES OF POLICY CHANGE IN CONGRESS; 2 Electoral Realignments in the US House of Representatives; 3 The Politics and Policy of Race in Congress; 4 Elections and the Potential for Policy Change in Congress: The House of Representatives; PART III. FROM ELECTIONEERING TO POLICY MAKING: LEARNING AND ADJUSTMENT; 5 Adjusting to the U.S Senate; 6 Campaign Learning, Congressional Behavior, and Policy Change
- PART IV. LEADERSHIP, RULES AND THE CONGRESSIONAL POLICY PROCESS 7 Party Leadership and Policy Change; 8 Blocking Coalitions and Policy Change; 9 Logrolling in an Institutional Context: A Case Study of Food Stamp Legislation; PART V. CONCLUSION: PULLING THE PIECES TOGETHER; 10 Congress and Policy Change: Issues, Answers, and Prospects; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- OCLC:
- 476114071
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