Description: Congress Overwhelmed : The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform, Hardcover by Lapira, Timothy M. (EDT); Drutman, Lee (EDT); Kosar, Kevin R. (EDT), ISBN 022670243X, ISBN-13 9780226702438, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Over the last four decades Congress as an institution has been steadily dis-investing in its own internal organizational resources. Member offices and committees have made do with fewer, and less experienced and expert, staff than they used to employ. It has failed to conduct vigorous investigations and oversight; members spend more of their time raising money than studying policy. It cannot effectively legislate or check and balance an executive branch to which it has delegated so much power without institutional resources. By all accounts, the capacity of Congress is in sorry shape. At the same time, demands on Congress have increased markedly as the scope of government has expanded. In this book the authors describe the institutional decline in Congress, discuss the reasons for the decline, and offer solutions"--
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Book Title: Congress Overwhelmed : The Decline in Congressional Capacity and
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: Congress Overwhelmed : the Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: American Government / Legislative Branch, American Government / General
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 22.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Lee Drutman
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
