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UNINA9910785324403321 |
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Autore |
Ainsworth Scott H. |
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Titolo |
Abortion politics in Congress : strategic incrementalism and policy change / / Scott H. Ainsworth, Thad E. Hall [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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0-511-85343-2 |
1-107-21580-3 |
1-282-93086-9 |
9786612930867 |
0-511-97380-2 |
0-511-93361-4 |
0-511-93225-1 |
0-511-93091-7 |
0-511-92839-4 |
0-511-92588-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Abortion - Law and legislation - United States |
Abortion - Government policy - United States |
Abortion - Political aspects - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Some of the politics surrounding abortion policy -- The strategic foundations for incrementalism in legislatures -- The nature of Congress and incrementalism in abortion politics : views from the inside and views from the outside -- A short legislative history of abortion -- Sponsors of abortion policies -- Playing the field : committee referrals of abortion-related proposals. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines how legislators have juggled their passions over abortion with standard congressional procedures, looking at how both external factors (such as public opinion) and internal factors (such as the ideological composition of committees and party systems) shape the development of abortion policy. Driven by both theoretical and |
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