Why Congressional Reforms Fail - Reelection and the House Committee System

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Summary

For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have attempted to clean up the House committee system, without success. Adler contends that legislators resist the changes due to the ambition for reelection. Using extensive evidence Adler shows a system conditioned to fail.

Product details

• Authors: E. Scott Adler
• Assisted by: University Of Chicago Press (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2002
• EAN: 9780226007557
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00755-7
• No. of pages: 263
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 24 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: American Politics and Political Economy Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education