Information and Legislative Organization.

In this controversial book, Keith Krehbiel investigates and casts doubt upon a view of Congress held by many academics, journalists, and members of the lay public: that Congress is organized primarily to facilitate logrolling or "gains from trade" between legislators. The author puts forwa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Michigan Press 2010.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress
Policy sciences.
Uncertainty.
Sciences de la politique.
Incertitude.
Policy sciences
Uncertainty
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • 113;. Introduction
  • 2. Distributive Theories of Legislative Organization
  • 3. Informational Theories of Legislative Organization
  • 4. The Formation of Informative Committees
  • 5. Information and the Choice of Rules
  • 6. Chamber Control and Postftoor Procedures
  • 7. Legislative Organization, Policy, and Performance
  • Appendix A. Summary of Terms in Legislative Signaling Games
  • Appendix 13;B. Additional Analysis of Committee Composition
  • Appendix C. Probit Estimates and Calculations for Restrictive Rules
  • Appendix D. Analysis of Conferee Selection
  • Appendix 13;E. On Rules Changes: The Case of Conference Committees
  • References
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.

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