The Macropolitics of Congress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6322828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathryn Pearson (0000-0001-6225-2535, University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 173-174 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592708080249 |
| OpenAlex | W2098570128 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The Macropolitics of Congress. Edited by E. Scott Adler and John S. Lapinski. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. 288p. $47.50 cloth, $21.95 paper. In this edited volume, 18 scholars provide new insight into congressional policymaking and the role of Congress in the separation-of-powers system. Taken together, the 11 chapters advance theories of congressional policymaking, analyze links between representation and policymaking, employ impressive new data sets, use a historical as well as contemporary lens to evaluate policymaking and institutional shifts, and, perhaps most significantly, demonstrate that there are many innovative ways to study policy outputs as a dependent variable
Economics · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |