Cultivating Congress: Constituents, Issues, and Interests in Agricultural PolicymakingThe American Congress, in the mid-1990s, remains the object of voter discontent. Public outcries against special interests and unresponsive incumbents have amplified an already pervasive scepticism towards Beltway politics. The book covers policy towards agricultural issues in particular. |
Contents
The Politics of a Postreform Era | 1 |
Agriculture as a Policy Domain | 22 |
Members Issues and Policy Vehicles | 40 |
The Politics of Places | 63 |
District Effects | 88 |
Who Listens to Whom | 109 |
The Politics of Institutions | 131 |
The New Committees? | 161 |
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Cultivating Congress: Constituents, Issues, and Interests in Agricultural ... William Paul Browne No preview available - 1995 |
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