Turf wars : how Congressional committees claim jurisdiction /

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Author / Creator:	King, David C., 1963-
Imprint:	Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	American politics and political economy American politics and political economy.
Subject:	United States. -- Congress -- Committees. United States. -- Congress. Competent authority -- United States. Jurisdiction -- United States. Committees. Competent authority. Jurisdiction. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11107679

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ISBN:	0226436268 9780226436265 0226436233 0226436241 9780226436234
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-199) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf?or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill?can make all the difference. Turf governs the flow and fate of all legislation. In this innovative study, David C. King explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress. Political scientists have long maintained that jurisdictions are relatively static, changing only at times of dramatic reforms. Not so, says King. Combining quantitative evidence with interviews and case studies, he shows how on-going turf wars make jurisdictions fluid. According to Kin.
Other form:	Print version: King, David C., 1963- Turf wars. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997 0226436233

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