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Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving

E. Scott Adler and John D. Wilkerson 2012 ;ISBN: 9781107023185 ;ISBN: 1107023181 ;ISBN: 1107670314 ;ISBN: 9781107670310 ;EISBN: 9781139150842 ;EISBN: 1139150847 ;EISBN: 9781139612517 ;EISBN: 1139612514 ;EISBN: 1107235995 ;EISBN: 9781107235991 ;EISBN: 1139610651 ;EISBN: 9781139610650 ;DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139150842 ;OCLC: 828928461 ;LCCallNum: JK1021 .A45 2012eb

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  • Title:
    Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving
  • Author: Adler, E. Scott ; Wilkerson, John D.
  • Subjects: Decision making ; Elections ; Electoral College ; Legislation ; Legislative Bodies ; Legislative process ; Legislators ; Oversight ; Parliament ; Partisanship ; Policy Making ; Policy Reform ; Political aspects ; Political Parties ; Problem Solving ; U.S.A ; United States
  • Description: How do issues end up on the agenda? Why do lawmakers routinely invest in program oversight and broad policy development? What considerations drive legislative policy change? For many, Congress is an institution consumed by partisan bickering and gridlock. Yet the institution's long history of addressing significant societal problems - even in recent years - seems to contradict this view. Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving argues that the willingness of many voters to hold elected officials accountable for societal conditions is central to appreciating why Congress responds to problems despite the many reasons mustered for why it cannot. The authors show that, across decades of policy making, problem-solving motivations explain why bipartisanship is a common pattern of congressional behavior and offer the best explanation for legislative issue attention and policy change.
  • Publisher: New York: Cambridge University Press
  • Creation Date: 2013
  • Format: 262
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9781107023185
    ISBN: 1107023181
    ISBN: 1107670314
    ISBN: 9781107670310
    EISBN: 9781139150842
    EISBN: 1139150847
    EISBN: 9781139612517
    EISBN: 1139612514
    EISBN: 1107235995
    EISBN: 9781107235991
    EISBN: 1139610651
    EISBN: 9781139610650
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139150842
    OCLC: 828928461
    LCCallNum: JK1021 .A45 2012eb
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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