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Deliberative Choices
Mucciaroni, Gary; Quirk, Paul J.
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Description for Deliberative Choices
Paperback. The task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, among others, raise serious doubts about its performance. This book assesses congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 line drawing, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
The task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, among others, raise serious doubts about its performance. In "Deliberative Choices", Gary Mucciaroni and Paul J. Quirk assess congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors. Does debate genuinely inform members of Congress and the public? Or does it mostly mislead and manipulate them? Mucciaroni and Quirk argue that in fashioning the claims they use in debate, legislators make a strategic trade-off between boosting their rhetorical force and ensuring their ability to withstand scrutiny. ... Read more
The task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, among others, raise serious doubts about its performance. In "Deliberative Choices", Gary Mucciaroni and Paul J. Quirk assess congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors. Does debate genuinely inform members of Congress and the public? Or does it mostly mislead and manipulate them? Mucciaroni and Quirk argue that in fashioning the claims they use in debate, legislators make a strategic trade-off between boosting their rhetorical force and ensuring their ability to withstand scrutiny. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
American Politics & Political Economy S.
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226544076
SKU
V9780226544076
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About Mucciaroni, Gary; Quirk, Paul J.
Gary Mucciaroni is associate professor of political science at Temple University. Paul J. Quirk is the Phil Lind Chair in United States Politics and Representation at the University of British Columbia.
Reviews for Deliberative Choices
"This book will immediately be required reading for students of congressional deliberation. The authors break new ground by employing an innovative methodology to evaluate how well floor debate informs Congress about the potential effects of policy choices." - Joseph Bessette, author of The Mild Voice of Reason"