Hearings on the Hill : The Politics of Informing Congress / Pamela Ban, Ju Yeon Park, and Hye Young You.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ban, Pamela, author.

Park, Ju Yeon, author.

You, Hye Young, author.

Series:

Political economy of institutions and decisions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislation--United States.

Legislation.

Legislative hearings--United States.

Legislative hearings.

United States. Congress. Senate--Committees.

United States.

United States. Congress. House--Committees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 192 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Good public policy in a democracy relies on efficient and accurate information flows between individuals with firsthand, substantive expertise and elected legislators. While legislators are tasked with the job of making and passing policy, they are politicians and not substantive experts. To make well-informed policy, they must rely on the expertise of others. Hearings on the Hill argues that partisanship and close competition for control of government shape the information that legislators collect, providing opportunities for party leaders and interest groups to control information flows and influence policy. It reveals how legislators strategically use committees, a central institution of Congress, and their hearings for information acquisition and dissemination, ultimately impacting policy development in American democracy. Marshaling extensive new data on hearings and witnesses from 1960 to 2018, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of how partisan incentives determine how and from whom members of Congress seek information

Contents:

Members of Congress are Politicians, not Experts

Committee Hearings and Information Provision in Congress

Who Testifies in Congress? New Data on Congressional Hearings and Witnesses

Not All Information is Equal : How Witnesses Vary in What They Provide to Congress

When Committees Seek Out Information for Policy Development

How Control of Government Shapes Information Exchange

Congressional Capacity and the Search for Specialized Information

Conclusion : A Partisanly Informed Congress

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009534062

1009534068

9781009534086

1009534084

9781009534048

1009534041