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Legislative leviathan : party government in the House /
"This book provides an incisive new look at the inner workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Reevaluating the role of parties and committees, Gary Cox and Mathew McCubbins view parties in the House--especially majority parties--as a species of 'legislative c...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, California :
University of California Press,
©1993.
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| Series: | California series on social choice and political economy ;
23. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction. The Weakness of Parties ; Committee Government ; Outline of the Book
- Part One. The Autonomy and Distinctiveness of Committees. Self-Selection and the Subgovernment Thesis ; The Seniority System in Congress ; Subgovernments and the Representativeness of committees
- Part Two. A Theory of Party Organization. Institutions as Solutions to Collective Dilemmas ; A Theory of Legislative Parties
- Part Three. Parties as Floor Voting Coalitions. On the Decline of Party Voting in Congress
- Part Four. Parties as Procedural Coalitions: Committee Appointments. Party Loyalty and Committee Assignments ; Contingents and Parties
- Part Five. Parties as Procedural Coalitions: The Scheduling Power. The Majority Party and the Legislative Agenda ; Controlling the Legislative Agenda
- Appendix 1. Uncompensated Seniority Violations, Eightieth through Hundredth Congresses
- Appendix 2. A Model of the Speaker's Scheduling Preferences
- Appendix 3. Unchallengeable and Challengeable Vetoes
- Appendix 4. The Scheduling Power.