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Description for Common Ground
Hardback. Common Ground shows that while committees in the House of Representatives face overlapping and ambiguous jurisdictions on issues ranging from health care reform to homeland security, the problem of turf wars is overstated as panels are able to bargain and cooperate successfully matters of shared interest. Num Pages: 272 pages, 34 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
When do committees that share jurisdiction over an issue choose to seek agreement rather than engage in a turf war? Overlapping and ambiguous turf has become endemic in Congress over the last three decades, especially on issues at the top of the national agenda like health care reform and homeland security. A common view is that this produces gridlock and conflict, and impairs not just Congress's ability to legislate, but government agencies' ability to function, as well.
In Common Ground, John Baughman argues that this problem is overstated and shows that committees can and often do bargain ... Read more
When do committees that share jurisdiction over an issue choose to seek agreement rather than engage in a turf war? Overlapping and ambiguous turf has become endemic in Congress over the last three decades, especially on issues at the top of the national agenda like health care reform and homeland security. A common view is that this produces gridlock and conflict, and impairs not just Congress's ability to legislate, but government agencies' ability to function, as well.
In Common Ground, John Baughman argues that this problem is overstated and shows that committees can and often do bargain ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804754163
SKU
V9780804754163
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Ref
99-15
About John Baughman
John Baughman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bates College.
Reviews for Common Ground
"This is a well-written and thoughtful book that challenges the current understanding of committee jurisdiction and referrals. Baughman should be commended for taking the initiative in creating a new and interesting way to analyse a question that has long interested congressional scholars."
Political Studies Review "Common Ground argues that transaction costs endemic to legislative politics encourage congressional committees to ... Read more
Political Studies Review "Common Ground argues that transaction costs endemic to legislative politics encourage congressional committees to ... Read more