The political and institutional effects of term limits
Sarbaugh-Thompson, Marjorie
Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title. Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This innovative volume examines the effects of term limits on electoral competition,campaign contributions, and the activities of the Michigan legislature with in-depth interviews with legislators. ÍNDICE: SECTION I: POLITICAL IMPACTS OF TERM LIMITS - Electoral Competition and Incumbency Advantages - Funding Campaigns in a Term Limited House - The Interest Group Connection: Money, Expertise and Support - SECTION II: TERM-LIMITED REPRESENTATIVES: WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING - Who They Are: Personal Characteristics of Term Limited Representatives - Legislative Careers Under Term Limits: Motives and Aspirations - Home Style Under Term Limits: Responsiveness to Constituents - SECTION III: TERM LIMITS AND THE MICHIGAN HOUSE ASAN INSTITUTION - How Term-Limited Representatives Make Up Their Minds - Winning Friends and Influencing People in a Term Limited House - Conflict, Compromise and Partisanship: Committees Under Term Limits - Checks and Balances: Relationships Within Government Under Term Limits - Conclusions - The New Term-Limited Age: Aquarius or Armageddon
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-7585-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 14/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés