Legislative effectiveness in the United States Congress the lawmakers

"This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means for how Congress is organized and what policies it produces. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman develop a new metric of individual legislator effectiveness (th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Volden, Craig (-)
Otros Autores: Wiseman, Alan E.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2014.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means for how Congress is organized and what policies it produces. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman develop a new metric of individual legislator effectiveness (the Legislative Effectiveness Score) that will be of interest to scholars, voters, and politicians alike. They use these scores to study party influence in Congress, the successes or failures of women and African Americans in Congress, policy gridlock, and the specific strategies that lawmakers employ to advance their agendas"--
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 211-226) e índice.
ISBN:9781139032360