Setting the agenda: responsible party government in the u.s. house of representatives
Auteur :
Cox, Gary W. / McCubbins, Mathew D.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521619967
Date de publication :
12 sept. 2005
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
500 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
It advances our partisan theory and presents a series of empirical tests of that theory's predictions. The evidence in this book demonstrates that the majority party seizes agenda control at nearly every stage of the legislative process in order to prevent bills that the party dislikes from reaching the floor.