Congress: The Electoral Connection, Second Edition
by David R. Mayhew
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In this second edition to a book that has now achieved canonical status, David R. Mayhew argues that the principal motivation of legislators is reelection and that the pursuit of this goal affects the way they behave and the way that they make public policy. In a new foreword for this edition, R. Douglas Arnold discusses why the book revolutionized the study of Congress and how it has stood the test of time. The book also contains a new preface by the author.Tags
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A fairly easy read, but some of his arguments feel dated. Overall, worth reading if one is a politics junkie, but not for the general reader.
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David R. Mayhew is Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University.
Common Knowledge
- First words
- How to study legislative behavior is a question that does not yield a consensual answer among political scientists.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But to do so would be to violate the canons of American legislative politics as we have come to know them.
Classifications
- Genres
- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 328.73 — Society, government, & culture Political science U.S. Congress - Legislation & Legislative Process North America United States
- LCC
- JK1067 .M3 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (United States) Political institutions and public administration United States Government. Public administration Congress. Legislative branch
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
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