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A Chill in the House: Actor Perspectives on Change and Continuity in the Pursuit of Legislative Success
Contributor(s): Irwin, Lewis G. (Author)

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ISBN: 0791451747     ISBN-13: 9780791451748
Publisher: State University of New York Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2001
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch
- Political Science | Public Policy - General
Dewey: 328.730
LCCN: 2001020668
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.22" W x 8.91" L (0.80 lbs) 272 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2002 pg. 1498
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 158
 
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How do laws come into being in today's Congress? Is public policy made the same way now as it was in the past? In seeking to convert an idea into law, would contemporary legislative actors identify key participants, chamber procedures, strategies, or legislative products differently than their counterparts in the 1960s? Through a comparison of the events that led to the passage of six laws from the 1960s and the 1990s, this book answers these and related questions.

Irwin argues that the interpersonal glue that held 1960s-era legislators together has been weakened, diminishing the strength of a resource once available to aid would-be legislative champions. This is evidenced by the House being a much less civil and congenial institution today than it was in the 1960s. Consensus building, too, has given way to a war of attrition, leading to a marked increase in contextual impediments to the realization of legislative success. This does not mean, however, that the underlying ingredients of legislative success have changed, only that, in sum, there is a distinct chill in the House as members pursue their business.
 
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