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Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress
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In this article, the authors discuss the history of institutional change in the United States from the 1890s to the 1990s and the role of party government in these changes. But they do not discuss the relationship between party government and institutional change.Abstract:
List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1. Disjointed Pluralism and Institutional Change 3 Chapter 2. Institutional Development, 1890-1910: An Experiment in Party Government 27 Chapter 3. Institutional Development, 1919-1932: Cross-Party Coalitions, Bloc Government, and Republican Rule 85 Chapter 4. Institutional Development, 1937-1952: The Conservative Coalition, Congress against the Executive, and Committee Government 136 Chapter 5. Institutional Development, 1970-1989: A Return to Party Government or the Triumph of Individualism? 189 Chapter 6. Understanding Congressional Change 249 Epilogue. Institutional Change in the 1990s 270 Appendix A. Case Selection 277 Appendix B. Votes Pertaining to Institutional Changes in Each Period 281 Notes 295 References 329 Index 349read more
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