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This much revised and expanded edition guides researchers to sources that provide information about the general and specific subjects which form the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government. A tool that correlates legal authorities, principal offices, and financial resources and clarifies their patterns of interaction, the book points out the most appropriate methods and authors for accessing all fields of federal data. Students, teachers, public administrators, policy analysts and citizen activists will find that this easy-to-use guide reliably maps out the jurisdictions of government business and policymaking.
This much revised and expanded edition guides researchers to sources that provide information about the general and specific subjects which form the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government. A tool that correlates legal authorities, principal offices, and financial resources and clarifies their patterns of interaction, the book points out the most appropriate methods and authors for accessing all fields of federal data.
This research aid translates the universe of public responsibilities into topical categories that chart the structure and functions of the policymaking branches and their various subunits. By helping students, teachers, public administrators, policy analysts, and citizen activists to understand the role of jurisdiction in the business of government, it enables them to develop their own best research strategies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
User Guide
Specific Subject CategoriesExecutive and Legislative Jurisdiction by Specific Subject Category
Subject Entries with Multiple Cross References
General Subject CategoriesSpecific Subject Categories by General Subject Category
Parent Agencies and Committees by General Subject Category
Parent AgenciesSpecific Subject Categories by Parent Agency
Congressional Committees by Parent Agency
Congressional CommitteesSpecific Subject Categories by Congressional Committee
Parent Agencies and Appropriations Subcommittees by Legislative Committee
Appropriations SubcommitteesSpecific Subject Categories by Appropriations Subcommittee
Parent Agencies and Legislative Committees by Appropriations Subcommittee
Index (Agency/Committee Abbreviations)
Parent Agencies
Agency Subunits
House Committees
Senate Committees
Joint Committees
Appropriations Subcommittees
Über den Autor / die Autorin
JERROLD ZWIRN is Reference Librarian at Washington, D.C. Public Library. He is the author of
Congressional Publications and
Congressional Publications and Proceedings.
