Hitching a ride : omnibus legislating in the U.S. Congress / Glen S. Krutz.

Author/creator Krutz, Glen S.
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxiv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesParliaments and legislatures series
Parliaments and legislatures series. ^A384075
Contents Focusing attention on omnibus legislation -- The nature of congressional change: literature and theory -- The logic of omnibus legislation: an integrated theoretical framework -- Studying omnibus lawmaking systematically -- Hitching a ride on the omnibus -- Explaining the move to omnibus legislating -- The birth of omnibus legislating: why the 81st Congress bundled the budget -- Getting around gridlock I: making health care policy through omnibus bills -- Getting around gridlock II: the effect of omnibus utilization on legislative productivity -- The omnibus change and presidential-congressional relations -- Evaluating omnibus legislating.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-177) and index.
LCCN 00012684
ISBN0814208703 (cloth)
ISBN0814250718 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF4945 .K78 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold