Rules for War: Procedural Choice in the Us House of Representatives

ISBN-13: 9781138620469 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 150 str.

BRYAN W. MARSHALL

Opis

Procedural Choice in the US House of Representatives. Originally published in 2005. This study develops a principal-agent theory to analyze how changes in procedures and the role of the House Rules Committee have affected policy making in Congress over the past three decades.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Party leadership and agent performance in Congress; Designing an effective agent: understanding institutional changes to the House Rules Committee; Political parties and procedural coordination for collective action; The role of restrictive rules in the Postreform House; The policy implications of special rules: evidence from the House and Senate; Floor waivers and procedural partisanship in the House; Conclusion and thoughts on the future leverage of procedural choice; Bibliography; Index.