Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Toward regular assessment of national governmental institutions / Roger H. Davidson
  • House of representatives: managing legislative complexity / Roger H. Davidson
  • Senate: does it deliberate? Can it act? / Sarah A. Binder
  • President's advisory system: its capacity for governance / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Karen M. Hult
  • Measuring the health of the federal public service / Paul C. Light
  • Toward optimal judicial workways / Frank M. Coffin, Robert A. Katzmann
  • Conclusion: How do we get there from here? / Roger H. Davidson
  • Appendixes:
  • A. Institutional checkup for the House of Representatives
  • B. Institutional checkup for the Senate
  • C. Perceived obstacles to performance: judges' questionnaire and responses.