1st Edition

The Dysfunctional Congress? The Individual Roots Of An Institutional Dilemma

By Kenneth R Mayer, David T Canon Copyright 1999
    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book introduces students to an argument using rational choice theories to explain what happens when individuals come together to make collective decisions, emphasising on the collective dilemma concept that provides a framework for thinking about how reform proposals would affect Congress.

    Preface -- Introduction -- Why Don’t We Like Congress? -- The Collective Dilemma Through History -- The Collective Dilemma in the Modern Context -- The Collective Dilemma and Congressional Reform -- An Agenda for Reform -- Discussion Questions

    Biography

    Kenneth R. Mayer, David T. Canon