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Rules for war : procedural choice in the US House of Representatives / Bryan W. Marshall.

Title
Rules for war : procedural choice in the US House of Representatives / Bryan W. Marshall.
Author
Marshall, Bryan W.
Publication
Aldershot, Hants, England, ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.

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Description
136 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • United States. House > Rules and practice
  • United States > Politics and government
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-132) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Party leadership and agent performance in Congress -- Designing an effective agent : understanding institutional changes to the House Rules Committee -- Political parties and procedural coordination for collective action -- The role of restrictive rules in the postreform House -- The policy implications of special rules : evidence from the House and Senate -- Floor waivers and procedural partisanship in the House -- Conclusion and thoughts on the future leverage of procedural choice.
ISBN
075464572X (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2005009769
OCLC
59223930
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library