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Common Ground: Committee Politics in the U.S. House of Representatives - Hardcover

Baughman, John

 
9780804754163: Common Ground: Committee Politics in the U.S. House of Representatives
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0804754160 ISBN 13: 9780804754163
Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Common Ground shows that while committees in the House of Representatives face overlapping and ambiguous jurisdictions on issues ranging from health care reform to homeland security, the problem of turf wars is overstated as panels are able to bargain and cooperate successfully matters of shared interest.

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About the Author

John Baughman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bates College.

From the Back Cover

When do committees that share jurisdiction over an issue choose to seek agreement rather than engage in a turf war? Overlapping and ambiguous turf has become endemic in Congress over the last three decades, especially on issues at the top of the national agenda like health care reform and homeland security. A common view is that this produces gridlock and conflict, and impairs not just Congress's ability to legislate, but government agencies' ability to function, as well.
In Common Ground, John Baughman argues that this problem is overstated and shows that committees can and often do bargain and cooperate successfully, even on salient and contentious issues.

From the Inside Flap

When do committees that share jurisdiction over an issue choose to seek agreement rather than engage in a turf war? Overlapping and ambiguous turf has become endemic in Congress over the last three decades, especially on issues at the top of the national agenda like health care reform and homeland security. A common view is that this produces gridlock and conflict, and impairs not just Congress's ability to legislate, but government agencies' ability to function, as well.
In Common Ground, John Baughman argues that this problem is overstated and shows that committees can and often do bargain and cooperate successfully, even on salient and contentious issues.

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Publisher
Stanford University Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0804754160
ISBN 13 
9780804754163
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
272