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Download or Read eBook Turf Wars PDF written by David C. King and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Turf Wars
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9780226436265
ISBN-13 : 0226436268
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Book Synopsis Turf Wars by : David C. King

Book excerpt: For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf—or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill—can make all the difference. Turf governs the flow and fate of all legislation. In this innovative study, David C. King explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress. Political scientists have long maintained that jurisdictions are relatively static, changing only at times of dramatic reforms. Not so, says King. Combining quantitative evidence with interviews and case studies, he shows how on-going turf wars make jurisdictions fluid. According to King, jurisdictional change stems both from legislators seeking electoral advantage and from nonpartisan House parliamentarians referring ambiguous bills to committees with the expertise to handle the issues. King brilliantly dissects the politics of turf grabbing and at the same time shows how parliamentarians have become institutional guardians of the legislative process. Original and insightful, Turf Wars will be valuable to those interested in congressional studies and American politics more generally.


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