The Substance of Representation: Congress, American Political Development, and Lawmaking

by John S. Lapinski

Book Overview

Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. Yet despite its importance, political scientists spend very little time studying the direct impact that the politics surrounding a particular issue has on lawmaking. The Substance of Representation draws on a vast range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069113782X
• ISBN13: 9780691137827
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"