03614nam 22006852 450 991081607620332120160418161414.01-139-61065-11-107-23599-51-139-61251-41-139-61623-41-139-15084-71-107-25455-81-139-62553-51-299-27644-X1-139-62181-5(CKB)2560000000099586(EBL)1139590(OCoLC)828928461(SSID)ssj0000804358(PQKBManifestationID)11498361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804358(PQKBWorkID)10813008(PQKB)10981332(UkCbUP)CR9781139150842(Au-PeEL)EBL1139590(CaPaEBR)ebr10656312(CaONFJC)MIL458894(MiAaPQ)EBC1139590(EXLCZ)99256000000009958620141103d2012|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCongress and the politics of problem solving /E. Scott Adler, John D. Wilkerson[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2012.1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-02318-1 1-107-67031-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Congress and the politics of problem solving -- 2. Problem-focused voters and congressional accountability -- 3. Congressional approval and incumbent accountability -- 4. Problem-solving constraints and legislative institutions -- 5. Agenda scarcity, problem solving, and temporary legislation -- 6. Rethinking committee reform -- 7. Agenda setting in a problem-solving legislature -- 8. Problem solving and policy focal points -- 9. Problem solving and the dynamics of policy change -- 10. Problem solving and American politics.How do issues end up on the agenda? Why do lawmakers routinely invest in program oversight and broad policy development? What considerations drive legislative policy change? For many, Congress is an institution consumed by partisan bickering and gridlock. Yet the institution's long history of addressing significant societal problems - even in recent years - seems to contradict this view. Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving argues that the willingness of many voters to hold elected officials accountable for societal conditions is central to appreciating why Congress responds to problems despite the many reasons mustered for why it cannot. The authors show that, across decades of policy making, problem-solving motivations explain why bipartisanship is a common pattern of congressional behavior and offer the best explanation for legislative issue attention and policy change.Congress & the Politics of Problem SolvingDecision makingPolitical aspectsUnited StatesLegislationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesDecision makingPolitical aspectsLegislationPolitical aspects328.73POL040000bisacshAdler E. Scott1624646Wilkerson John D.1939-UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910816076203321Congress and the politics of problem solving4118901UNINA02029nim 2200433Ka 450 991015061160332120250904100108.51-5159-9287-X(CKB)3710000000944939(BIP)060405980(ODN)ODN0003050312(EXLCZ)99371000000094493920170213d2016 uy 1enguruna---|||||spwrdacontentsrdamediacrdamediacrrdacarrierThe hero /Donna GrantUnabridged.Old Saybrook Tantor Media20161 online resource (7 audio files) digitalSons of Texas,1.0.Unabridged.Owen Loughman is a highly decorated Navy SEAL who has a thirst for action. But there's one thing he hasn't been able to forget: his high school sweetheart, Natalie. After more than a decade away, Owen has returned home to the ranch in Texas for a dangerous new mission that puts him face-to-face with Natalie and an outside menace that threatens everything he holds dear. He'll risk it all to keep Natalie safe—and win her heart. Natalie Dixon has had a lifetime of heartache since Owen was deployed. Fourteen years and one bad marriage later, she finds herself mixed up with the Loughmans again. With her life on the line against an enemy she can't fight alone, it's Owen's strong shoulders, smoldering eyes, and sensuous smile that she turns to. When danger closes in, how much will she risk to stay with the only man she's ever loved? Contains mature themes.FictionOverDriveLiteratureOverDriveRomanceOverDriveFiction.Literature.Romance.FIC000000FIC027000FIC027220bisacshGrant Donna1436247Robins CarlynrtAUDIO9910150611603321The hero4430644UNINA