Competing principals : committees, parties, and the organization of Congress
Forrest Maltzman argues that none of these models fully captures the role performed by congressional committees, and that committee members attempt to balance the interests of the chamber, the party caucus, and outside constituencies. Over time, and with the changing importance of a committee's agenda to these groups, the responsiveness of members of committees will vary. Maltzman argues that the responsiveness of committees to these groups is driven by changes in procedure, the strength of the party caucus, and the salience of a committee's agenda. Maltzman tests his theory against historical data and finds support for his conditional theory of committee performance. The book will appeal to social scientists interested in the study of Congress and legislative bodies as well as those interested in studying the impact of institutional structure on the policy-making process
Print Book, English, 1998
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The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1998
ix, 197 Seiten : Diagramme
9780472085811, 9780472107810, 0472085816, 047210781X
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