Description
"Any short list of major analyses of Congress must of necessity include David Mayhew's Congress: The Electoral Connection." --Fred Greenstein
In this second edition to a book that has achieved canonical status, David R. Mayhew argues that the principal motivation of legislators is reelection and that the pursuit of this goal affects the way they behave and the way that they make public policy. In a new foreword for this edition, R. Douglas Arnold discusses why the book revolutionized the study of Congress and how it has stood the test of time.Author: David R. Mayhew
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 11/10/2004
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.30w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780300105872
ISBN10: 0300105878
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government | Legislative Branch
- Political Science | Political Process | Campaigns & Elections
About the Author
David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, is the author of many books, including Divided We Govern, America's Congress, and Electoral Realignments, all published by Yale University Press.