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xiv, 329 pages : 24 cm In Legislators, Leaders, and Lawmakers Sinclair traces the emergence during the 1980s of a House majority party leadership that is highly active and deeply involved in multiple aspects of the legislative process, but one that leads by means of a participatory and inclusive style. Drawing on extensive interviews with House members, staffs, and informed observers, she describes the changing role of the leadership from the prereform period, through the immediate postreform years, to the present Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316) and index The leadership puzzle : an introduction -- Legislators, leaders, and lawmaking : a principal-agent approach -- The house and its leadership from the 1950s through the 1970s -- The emergence of activist leadership in the House of Representatives -- Leadership in a changing environment : tasks, resources, and strategies -- Organization, communication, and accountability -- Information and inclusion : the whip system -- Structuring choices : the rules committee -- Leaders, committees, and the prefloor legislative process -- Assembling floor majorities -- Setting the agenda and shaping debate -- Does activist leade

Author

Professor Barbara Sinclair

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801857126

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences