Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism 1st edition by Thad Kousser ISBN 052154873X 978-0521548731 by Thad Kousser 9780511080630, 9780521839853, 0511080638, 0521839858 instant download after payment.

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ISBN 10: 052154873X
ISBN 13: 978-0521548731
Author: Thad Kousser

This study of the effects that term limit laws (restrictions on the number of years for which legislators can serve) have had on politics and policy in American states, combines interviews of capitol insiders with archival records and statistical analysis. The final conclusion--that term limits have had an adverse effect on the professional behavior of legislative members--bears relevance to the current debate over the wisdom of establishing term limits.

Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism 1st Table of contents:

Acknowledgments

PART I THE MANY DESIGNS OF AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATURES

1 Introduction

SCOPE OF THE BOOK

Causal Factors: Mechanisms of Legislative Design

Potential Effects: Features of a Transformative Legislature

METHODS FOR STUDYING STATE LEGISLATURES

Theoretical Approach

Empirical Evidence

Structure of the Book

2 Narratives of Change in Six States

CALIFORNIA: TWICE A PIONEER

COLORADO: A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HYBRID

MAINE: PERSONAL POLITICS

OREGON: PROFESSIONALS EVERY OTHER YEAR

ILLINOIS: LAND OF LINCOLN VERSUS DOUGLAS

NEW MEXICO: VETERAN LEADERS AND CITIZEN LEGISLATORS

COMMON THEMES, ENDURING DIFFERENCES

PART II HOW DESIGN AFFECTS A LEGISLATURE’S FORM

3 The Stability of Leadership

DESCRIBING LEADERSHIP TENURES

A THEORY OF LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

PROFESSIONALISM AND LEADERSHIP TENURES

TERM LIMITS AND LEADERSHIP TENURES

CONCLUSION

4 The Role of Committees

MODELS OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

Independent Committees Model

Chamber-Dominated Model

Party-Dominated Model

THEORIES LINKING LEGISLATIVE DESIGNS TO COMMITTEE ROLES

Independent Committees Model

Chamber-Dominated Model

Party-Dominated Model

EMPIRICAL TESTS OF COMMITTEE ROLES

Committee Composition

Rules and Staff Structure

Perceptions of Committee Behavior

Records of Committee Behavior

CONCLUSIONS

5 Patterns in Legislative Achievement

WHAT DO BATTING AVERAGES MEASURE?

DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECT OF LEGISLATIVE DESIGN ON ACHIEVEMENT

AGGREGATE ANALYSIS

INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL ANALYSIS

CONCLUSIONS

PART III HOW DESIGN AFFECTS A LEGISLATURE’S FUNCTION

6 Bargaining between the Legislative and Executive Branches

FORMAL MODELS OF LEGISLATIVE-EXECUTIVE BARGAINING

A Basic Bargaining Game

Extensions of the Basic Game Incorporating the Effects of Legislative Design

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

Term Limits and Budget Bargaining

Professionalism and Policy Choices

CONCLUSION

7 The Production of Policy Innovation

THE INNOVATION LITERATURE IN AMERICAN POLITICS

USING THE LOGIC OF LABOR SUPPLY

MEASURING INNOVATION

EMPIRICAL TESTS OF INNOVATION

Legislative Design Variables

Social Structure Variables

CONCLUSIONS

8 Conclusions

9 Epilogue

Appendix to Chapter 3

FORMAL DETAILS OF THE MODEL

METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES AND SUBSTANTIVE IMPLICATIONS

Appendix to Chapter 4

TEXT OF COMMITTEE STAFF SURVEY

Appendix to Chapter 5

Appendix to Chapter 6

TECHNICAL DETAILS OF BARGAINING GAMES

BUDGET AND HEALTH POLICY ANALYSES

Appendix to Chapter 7

AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL OF POLICY PRODUCTION

References

Index

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