1st Edition

Other People's Money Policy Change, Congress, And Bank Regulation

By Jeff Worsham Copyright 1998
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Questions of influence are at the heart of political science. A particularly compelling answer to the question of who wields influence takes the form of subsystems theory. Combining detailed historiographical and quantitative analysis, Jeffrey Worsham tracks, explains, and explores the policy consequences of political variation in the financial subsystem from its inception through the 1990s,... Read more
Doing the Subsystem Two-Step -- The Birth and Evolution of the Financial Subsystem: A Historical Overview, 1865–1935 -- Who Is on First? Mapping Subsystem Political Change -- Doing the Legislative Mambo: The Treatment of Legislation, 1919–1988 -- Examining Inter-Subsystem Dynamics: Determining Who Benefits from Regulatory Legislation -- Green Grass and High Tides Forever: Regulating Bank Holding Companies -- Banking on Change: The Partial Deregulation of the Financial Industry -- Conclusion: Subsystems as a Unit of Analysis

Biography

Jeffrey Worsham is assistant professor of political science at West Virginia University.