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Insecure Majorities
Frances E. Lee
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Description for Insecure Majorities
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
As Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress remains paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is usually explained by the growing ideological gulf between the parties, but this explanation misses another fundamental factor influencing the dynamic. In contrast to politics through most of the twentieth century, the contemporary Democratic and Republican parties compete for control of Congress at relative parity, and this has dramatically changed the parties' incentives and strategies in ways that have driven the contentious partisanship characteristic of contemporary American politics. ... Read more
As Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress remains paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is usually explained by the growing ideological gulf between the parties, but this explanation misses another fundamental factor influencing the dynamic. In contrast to politics through most of the twentieth century, the contemporary Democratic and Republican parties compete for control of Congress at relative parity, and this has dramatically changed the parties' incentives and strategies in ways that have driven the contentious partisanship characteristic of contemporary American politics. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226408996
SKU
V9780226408996
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About Frances E. Lee
Frances E. Lee is professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. She is the author of three books, most recently Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the US Senate, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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