Fashioning the More Ethical Representative: The Impact of Ethics Reforms in the U.S. House of Representatives

by Gabriela Oliver Mistral and Rebekah Herrick

An ethics climate of suspicion and concern about conflicts of interest exists in U.S. politics, resulting in efforts to improve ethical conduct for Congress and an infrastructure to enforce them. Herrick examines various effects of the climate and ethics standards on the House of Representatives. The reforms had a positive effect on members' behavior with few costs. The ethics rules addressed behaviors that potentially harm the legislative process...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275980189
• ISBN13: 9780275980184
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.5"