Setting the Agenda: Responsible Party Government in the U.S. House of Representatives

by Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins

Book Overview

Scholars of the U.S. House disagree over the importance of political parties in organizing the legislative process. On the one hand, non-partisan theories stress how congressional organization serves members' non-partisan goals. On the other hand, partisan theories argue that the House is organized to serve the collective interests of the majority party. This book advances a partisan theory and presents a series of empirical tests of that theory's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521619963
• ISBN13: 9780521619967
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"