Turf Wars - How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction

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 politicians can and can not do.

A propos de l'auteur

David C. King is associate professor of public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Résumé

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".

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David C. King, David C. (?) King, Dc King, King David C.
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.09.1997
• EAN: 9780226436241
• ISBN: 978-0-226-43624-1
• Pages: 222
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 1 mm
• Poids: 340 g
• Thèmes: American Politics & Political; American Politics & Political Economy S.; American Politics/Political Economy Series Appe (CHUP); American Politics and Political Economy Series
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Constitution: government and the state