Congressional Committee Chairmen : Three Who Made an Evolution /

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Congress does most of its work in committee, and no understanding of that body can be complete without an analysis of its committees and those who shape them. Andree Reeves now offers a rare glimpse into the workings of committee chairmanship over a span of thirty-three years-how three chairmen oper...

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Autor principal: Reeves, Andree E., 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [1993]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Powell, Adam Clayton, > Jr., > 1908-1972.
Perkins, Carl Dewey, > 1912-1984.
Barden, Graham Arthur, > 1896-1967.
United States. > Congress. > House. > Committee on Education and Labor.
United States. > Congress. > House. > Committee on Education and Labor > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House. > Committee on Education and Labor > History.
Legislators.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Interviews; Introduction; The Committee on Education and Labor; Purpose and Theory of This Study; Approach and Methods; 1. The Committee during the Barden Years; Setting; Composition of the Committee; Voting Patterns; Committee Structure; Jurisdiction, Work Load, and Function; 2. The Chairmanship of Graham Barden; A Portrait of the Chairman; Orientation of the Chairman; Leadership: Institutional versus Personal Resources; Barden's Leadership in Retrospect; 3. The Committee during the Powell Years.
  • SettingComposition of the Committee; Voting Patterns; Committee Structure; Jurisdiction, Work Load, and Function; 4. The Chairmanship of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.; Portrait of the Chairman; Orientation of the Chairman; Leadership: Institutional versus Personal Resources; Powell's Legal Difficulties; Powell's Leadership in Retrospect; 5. The Committee during the Perkins Years; Setting; Composition of the Committee; Voting Patterns; Committee Structure; Jurisdiction, Work Load, and Function; 6. The Chairmanship of Carl Perkins; A Portrait of the Chairman; Orientation of the Chairman.
  • Leadership: Institutional versus Personal ResourcesPerkins's Leadership in Retrospect; 7. Leadership and Development on Education and Labor; The Role of Committee Chairmen; Shifts in Committee Composition and Policy Outputs; Committee Development; Other Findings; Understanding Congressional Committees; Notes; References; Index.

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