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Congress and Policy Change.

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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, Gerald C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A theory of congressional cycles / Lawrence C. Dodd
  • Electoral realignments in the U.S. House of Representatives / David W. Brady
  • The politics and policy of race in Congress / Edward G. Carmines and James A. Stimson
  • Elections and the potential for policy change in Congress / Gerald C. Wright, Jr.
  • Adjusting to the U.S. Senate / Richard F. Fenno, Jr.
  • Campaign learning, congressional behavior, and policy change / Marjorie Randon Hershey
  • Party leadership and policy change / Barbara Sinclair
  • Blocking coalitions and policy change / Roberta Herzberg
  • Logrolling in an institutional context / John Ferejohn
  • Congress and policy change : issues, answers, and prospects / Leroy N. Rieselbach.