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Minority Parties in U.S. Legislatures: Conditions of Influence (Legislative Politics and Policy Making)
Jennifer Clark
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Description for Minority Parties in U.S. Legislatures: Conditions of Influence (Legislative Politics and Policy Making)
Hardcover. Revealing data from the U.S. Congress and state legislatures challenges conventional assumptions about minority parties Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
This study of the influence minority parties wield is both a major work of political science scholarship and a timely examination of an issue with real consequences for the functioning of democratic legislatures and the creation of legislation. Challenging conventional assumptions that the majority party dominates the legislature, Jennifer Hayes Clark investigates precisely the ways in which—and under what conditions—members of the minority party successfully pursue their interests.
For this study, Clark collects fine-grained data from both the U.S. Congress and state legislatures to get a close look at three key points in the legislative process: committee assignments, bill ... Read more
This study of the influence minority parties wield is both a major work of political science scholarship and a timely examination of an issue with real consequences for the functioning of democratic legislatures and the creation of legislation. Challenging conventional assumptions that the majority party dominates the legislature, Jennifer Hayes Clark investigates precisely the ways in which—and under what conditions—members of the minority party successfully pursue their interests.
For this study, Clark collects fine-grained data from both the U.S. Congress and state legislatures to get a close look at three key points in the legislative process: committee assignments, bill ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Legislative Politics and Policy Making
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472072774
SKU
V9780472072774
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About Jennifer Clark
Jennifer Hayes Clark is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston, USA.
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