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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brady, David W
• Cavanagh, Thomas E
• Cooper, Joseph
• Cooper, Joseph[Herausgeber]
• Goldberg, Jeffrey A
• Hammond, Susan Webb
• Johannes, John R
• Katz, Allan J
• Kieffer, Jarold A
• Mackenzie, G. Calvin
• Mackenzie, G. Calvin[Herausgeber]
• Maisel, Louis Sandy
• O’Donnell, Thomas J
• Parker, Glenn R
• Thurber, James A

Titel

The House at Work

Ort / Verlag

Austin : University of Texas Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2021]

Link zum Volltext

• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)
• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• There exists a rich literature on the workings of the United States Congress, but The House at Work is the first book to focus on the institutional performance of the House of Representatives. A complete overview of the complex functioning and dynamics of Congress is presented by distinguished contributors, drawing upon both real-life experience and organization theory. Each essay presents material on activities central to legislative work in the House, including the internal operations of member and committee offices, the administrative support system of the House, the impact of organizational structure and information resources on individual decision making, the expanding application of computer technology, the character of the personnel system, and the processing of constituent casework. Nearly all contributors were professional staff members of the U.S. House Commission on Administrative Review in 1976 and 1977, whose analysis of the internal operations of the House was acomprehensive investigation. Their academic training, buttressed by significant practical experience on Capitol Hill, makes this book of great value to both students and scholars of the legislative process. In addition to the editors, the contributors include Glenn R. Parker, Thomas E. Cavanagh, Allan J. Katz, John R. Johannes, Thomas J. O'Donnell, David W. Brady, Louis Sandy Maisel, Susan Webb Hammond, Jarold A. Kieffer, James A. Thurber, and Jeffrey A. Goldberg