"Many social scientists want to explain why people do what they do. A barrier to constructing such explanations used to be a lack of information on the relationship between cognition and choice. Now, recent advances in cognitive science, economics, political science, and psychology have clarified this relationship. In Elements of Reason, eighteen scholars from across the social sciences use these advances to uncover the cognitive foundat ..."
"Just when Japan and the United States are both caught up in a major debate over the effectiveness of their governments this volume offers new explanations of their comparative strengths and weaknesses. Why can Japan keep building nuclear power plants while it is has a hard time building an information superhighway? Why is the opposite the case in the United States? Will political reform change public policy in Japan? Would it make a dif ..."
"Why would sovereigns ever grant political or economic liberty to their subjects? Under what conditions would rational rulers who possess ultimate authority and who seek to maximize power and wealth ever give up any of that authority? This book draws on a wide array of empirical and theoretical approaches to answer these questions, investigating both why sovereign powers might liberalize and when. The contributors to this volume argue t ..."
Legislative Leviathan(2nd Edition) Party Government in the House by Gary W. Cox, MathewD. Mccubbins Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2007 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-69409-4, ISBN: 0-521-69409-4
"Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub: 2007 Pages: 136 Publisher: Camidge. University Press The second edition of the Legislative Leviathan provides an Incisive new look at the inner workings of the House of Representatives in of The post-World War II era. Re-Evaluating the role of parties and committees. Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins view parties in the House - especially majority parties - as a species of 'legislative cartel'. These c ..."
"Do political institutions significantly influence policy outcomes? If so, how and why do they make a difference? These essays explain why the differences between governments and national voting systems with a premier and those with a president shape the fundamentals of politics and policy choices in the United States and Japan. The authors explain outcomes ranging from national budgetary priorities through nuclear-power regulations and ..."
"This work addresses the development of congressional practices and institutions and ties the changes to key political and economic events. In connecting political and economic events with changes in Congress, the authors examine the political economy of the history of Congress. They draw upon history to offer insights about contemporary issues such as party polarization, filibuster reform, direct election of politicians, intercameral ba ..."
"In recent decades, political scientists have produced an enormous body of scholarship dealing with the U.S. Congress, and in particular congressional organization. However, most of this research has focused on Congress in the twentieth century―especially the post-New Deal era―and the long history of Congress has been largely neglected. The contributors to this book demonstrate that this inattention to congressional history has denied us ..."
"Scholars of the U.S. House disagree over the importance of political parties in organizing the legislative process. On the one hand, non-partisan theories stress how congressional organization serves members' non-partisan goals. On the other hand, partisan theories argue that the House is organized to serve the collective interests of the majority party. This book advances a partisan theory and presents a series of empirical tests of ..."
"This work addresses the development of congressional practices and institutions and ties the changes to key political and economic events. In connecting political and economic events with changes in Congress, the authors examine the political economy of the history of Congress. They draw upon history to offer insights about contemporary issues such as party polarization, filibuster reform, direct election of politicians, intercameral ba ..."
"Why would sovereigns ever grant political or economic liberty to their subjects? Under what conditions would rational rulers who possess ultimate authority and who seek to maximize power and wealth ever give up any of that authority? This book draws on a wide array of empirical and theoretical approaches to answer these questions, investigating both why sovereign powers might liberalize and when. The contributors to this volume argue th ..."
Under the Watchful Eye Managing Presidential Campaigns in the Television Era by MathewD. Mccubbins Paperback, 193 Pages, Published 1992 by Cq Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-87187-752-9, ISBN: 0-87187-752-X
" This book uses eleven recent California initiatives and referendums to provide readers with a set of analytical tools and examples that will help them better understand real politics. It clarifies the public consequences, and studies the great variations of what happens to initiatives that win on Election Day and withstand judicial review. Research is presented in an effective and efficient manner, along with key factors that lead ..."
"Many social scientists want to explain why people do what they do. A barrier to constructing such explanations used to be a lack of information on the relationship between cognition and choice. Now, recent advances in cognitive science, economics, political science, and psychology have clarified this relationship. In Elements of Reason, scholars from across the social sciences use these advances to uncover the cognitive foundations of s ..."
" This is a wide-ranging selection of 130 readings in Japanese law. The essays, extracted from previously published books and articles, cover subjects including historical context, the civil law tradition, the legal services industry, dispute resolution, constitutional law, contracts, torts, criminal law, family law, employment law, corporate law, and economic regulation. This unique collection of readings is accompanied by the texts of ..."
" This is a wide-ranging selection of 130 readings in Japanese law. The essays, extracted from previously published books and articles, cover subjects including historical context, the civil law tradition, the legal services industry, dispute resolution, constitutional law, contracts, torts, criminal law, family law, employment law, corporate law, and economic regulation. This unique collection of readings is accompanied by the texts of ..."
"Co-published by the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business at Harvard Law School and Harvard University Press, the JLA is a peer-reviewed publication on law. It aspires to be broad in coverage, including doctrinal legal analysis and interdisciplinary scholarship. JLA articles are free online and available for sale in bound issues.Volume 2, Issue 2 contains contributions from Yair Listokin, Eric Posner, Kathryn Spier, Adria ..."
Legislative Leviathan Party Government in the House (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy) by Gary W. Cox, MathewD. Mccubbins Hardcover, 289 Pages, Published 1993 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-07219-0, ISBN: 0-520-07219-7
"This book provides an incisive new look at the inner workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Reevaluating the role of parties and committees, Gary Cox and Mathew McCubbins view parties in the Houseespecially majority partiesas a species of "legislative cartel." These cartels usurp the power, theoretically resident in the House, to make rules governing the structure and process of legislation. Pos ..."
"In recent decades, political scientists have produced an enormous body of scholarship dealing with the U.S. Congress, and in particular congressional organization. However, most of this research has focused on Congress in the twentieth century―especially the post-New Deal era―and the long history of Congress has been largely neglected. The contributors to this book demonstrate that this inattention to congressional history has denied ..."
"First published in 1987, Congress: Structure and Policy is a review of congressional research from an institutional perspective. The selections blend theoretical material found in the fields of discussion theory, political economy, social choice and game theory, with classics on such standard topics as elections and campaigning, controlling the bureaucracy and oversight, norms of behaviour, committees and committee assignments reform, b ..."
"Eighty-second: Christian A. Herter (R-MA), a prominent member of the liberal
northeastern wing ofthe Republican Party, had served on the Rules Committee in
the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congresses. During the second ... First, there was
discontent with his lack of aggressiveness in pushing for greater minority staffing;
and the same year that he stepped down, a leader of the fight for better staffing (
Frederick Schwengel of Iowa) ..."