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Losing to win : why congressional majorities play politics instead of make laws / Jeremy Gelman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gelman, Jeremy, author.
- Series:
- Legislative Politics and Policy Making Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Right and left (Political science)--United States.
- Right and left (Political science).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 166 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Most everyone, voters, political scientists, even lawmakers, think Congress is dysfunctional.Instead of solving problems, Democrats and Republicans spend their time playing politics.These days Capitol Hill seems more a place to bicker, not to pass laws.The reality is more complicated.Yes, sometimes Congress is broken.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One: Introduction
- Two: A Primer on Dead-on-Arrival Bills
- Three: A Theory of Agenda Allocation
- Four: The Strategic Timing of Dead-on-Arrival Bills
- Five: Rewarding Dysfunction: Interest Groups and Intended Legislative Failure
- Six: The Long-Term Consequences of Legislative Failure
- Seven: Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-472-12707-1
- OCLC:
- 1163552069
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