Time, Politics, and Policies: A Legislative Year

by Burdett A. Loomis

Year after year, in state after state, the end-of-session crunch sets in as legislatures wade through dozens of bills within a few days or, on occasion, a few hours. This legislative logjam, says Burdett Loomis, is one very public manifestation of a hidden but crucial element within the policy making process--timing. We tend to think of institutions in terms of structure, most commonly as committees, staffs, and information systems, says Loomis. Less...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 070060622X
• ISBN13: 9780700606221
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.