Turf wars : how Congressional committees claim jurisdiction /

Turf wars : how Congressional committees claim jurisdiction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	King, David C., 1963-
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Description:	xiv, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	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.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7248718

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ISBN:	0226436233 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226436234 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226436241 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780226436241 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-199) and index.

Table of Contents:

Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Turf Wars on Capitol Hill
2. The Nature of Committee Jurisdictions
3. What Happens When Jurisdictions Are Reformed?
4. Parliamentarians as Institutional Guardians
5. Essential Strategies for Staking Claims
6. Flying Trains and Turf Wars
7. Governing Through Fragmented Committees
Notes
Bibliography
Index