About this title: For most bills in American legislature, the issue of turf - or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill - is crucial. This study explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress, and dissects the politics of "turf-grabbing". Political scientists have long maintained that jurisdictions are relatively static, changing only at times of dramatic reforms. David King disagrees with this premise and, combining quantitative evidence with interviews and case studies, he shows how ongoing turf wars make jurisdictions fluid. He argues that jurisdictional change ...
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780226436234ISBN:0226436233
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library with labels in very good condition. No dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 222 p. Contains: Illustrations. American Politics & Political Economy (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226436241ISBN:0226436241
Description: Fair. 0226436241 Textbook Student edition. CD NOT INCLUDED. Light dirt, wear, fading, or curling of cover or spine. Good binding. NO apparent loose pages. NO apparent missing pages. May have unnoticed missing pages, as this is a USED book and pages get lost easily. Heavy writing and highlighting. ct. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226436241ISBN:0226436241
Description: Good. 0226436241 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226436241ISBN:0226436241
Description: Good. 0226436241 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780226436241ISBN:0226436241
Description: New. Turf--and the power that goes with it--defines a legislative committee. Jurisdictions are property rights over issues. They distinguish one committee from another; they attract legislators to certain panels, and they set boundaries on what politician... read more
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Description: Good. 0226436233 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
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