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• catalog abstract "Since Woodrow Wilson, political scientists have recognized the importance of congressional committees in the policy-making process. Congressional committees often determine what legislation will reach the floor of the House or Senate and what form that legislation will take. In spite of the broad consensus on the importance of congressional committees, there is little agreement on what explains committee action. Committees are alternately viewed as agents of the chamber, the party caucuses, or constituencies outside the institution. Each theory suggests a different distribution of power in the policy-making process. Forrest Maltzman argues that none of these models fully captures the role performed by congressional committees, and that committee members attempt to balance the interests of the chamber, the party caucus, and outside constituencies. Over time, and with the changing importance of a committee's agenda to these groups, the responsiveness of members of committees will vary. Maltzman argues that the responsiveness of committees to these groups is driven by changes in procedure, the strength of the party caucus, and the salience of a committee's agenda. Maltzman tests his theory against historical data and finds support for his conditional theory of committee performance. The book will appeal to social scientists interested in the study of Congress and legislative bodies as well as those interested in studying the impact of institutional structure on the policy-making process.".
• catalog contributor b10276505.
• catalog contributor b10276506.
• catalog created "c1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "c1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
• catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Contending Theories of Congressional Committees -- 3. Hiring the Right Agent: House Committee Assignments -- 4. Contracts, Incentives, and Structures -- 5. House Committee Behavior in the Postreform Era -- 6. Historical Variation in House Committee Behavior -- 7. The Impact of Structure: A Look at the Senate -- 8. Conclusion -- App. 1. Measuring Committee Salience -- App. 2. Collecting the Data -- App. 3. The Changing Role of the Rules Committee -- App. 4. Scaling the Roll Call Record -- App. 5. Conducting the Monte Carlo Simulation.".
• catalog description "Forrest Maltzman argues that none of these models fully captures the role performed by congressional committees, and that committee members attempt to balance the interests of the chamber, the party caucus, and outside constituencies. Over time, and with the changing importance of a committee's agenda to these groups, the responsiveness of members of committees will vary. Maltzman argues that the responsiveness of committees to these groups is driven by changes in procedure, the strength of the party caucus, and the salience of a committee's agenda. Maltzman tests his theory against historical data and finds support for his conditional theory of committee performance. The book will appeal to social scientists interested in the study of Congress and legislative bodies as well as those interested in studying the impact of institutional structure on the policy-making process.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-191) and index.".
• catalog description "Since Woodrow Wilson, political scientists have recognized the importance of congressional committees in the policy-making process. Congressional committees often determine what legislation will reach the floor of the House or Senate and what form that legislation will take. In spite of the broad consensus on the importance of congressional committees, there is little agreement on what explains committee action. Committees are alternately viewed as agents of the chamber, the party caucuses, or constituencies outside the institution. Each theory suggests a different distribution of power in the policy-making process.".
• catalog extent "ix, 197 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Competing principals.".
• catalog identifier "0472085816 (pbk.)".
• catalog identifier "047210781X (cloth : acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Competing principals.".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "c1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan Press,".
• catalog relation "Competing principals.".
• catalog subject "328.73/0765 21".
• catalog subject "JK1029 .M185 1997".
• catalog subject "United States. Congress Committees.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Contending Theories of Congressional Committees -- 3. Hiring the Right Agent: House Committee Assignments -- 4. Contracts, Incentives, and Structures -- 5. House Committee Behavior in the Postreform Era -- 6. Historical Variation in House Committee Behavior -- 7. The Impact of Structure: A Look at the Senate -- 8. Conclusion -- App. 1. Measuring Committee Salience -- App. 2. Collecting the Data -- App. 3. The Changing Role of the Rules Committee -- App. 4. Scaling the Roll Call Record -- App. 5. Conducting the Monte Carlo Simulation.".
• catalog title "Competing principals : committees, parties, and the organization of Congress / Forrest Maltzman.".
• catalog type "text".