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The Resource Abortion politics in Congress : strategic incrementalism and policy change, Scott H. Ainsworth, Thad E. Hall

Abortion politics in Congress : strategic incrementalism and policy change, Scott H. Ainsworth, Thad E. Hall

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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 empirical concerns, the authors present a simple, formal model of strategic incrementalism, illustrating that legislators often have incentives to alter policy incrementally. They then examine the sponsorship of abortion-related proposals as well as their committee referral and find that a wide range of Democratic and Republican legislators repeatedly offer abortion-related proposals designed to alter abortion policy incrementally. This book reveals that abortion debates have permeated a wide range of issues and that a wide range of legislators and a large number of committees address abortion
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages)
Contents
  • 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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9780511924538
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Abortion politics in Congress : strategic incrementalism and policy change
Title
Abortion politics in Congress
Title remainder
strategic incrementalism and policy change
Statement of responsibility
Scott H. Ainsworth, Thad E. Hall
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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 empirical concerns, the authors present a simple, formal model of strategic incrementalism, illustrating that legislators often have incentives to alter policy incrementally. They then examine the sponsorship of abortion-related proposals as well as their committee referral and find that a wide range of Democratic and Republican legislators repeatedly offer abortion-related proposals designed to alter abortion policy incrementally. This book reveals that abortion debates have permeated a wide range of issues and that a wide range of legislators and a large number of committees address abortion
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YDXCP
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Ainsworth, Scott H
Dewey number
362.19/88800973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
KF9315
LC item number
.A945 2011eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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1968-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Hall, Thad E.
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  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • United States
  • Schwangerschaftsabbruch
  • Rechtspolitik
  • Gesetzgebung
  • USA
Label
Abortion politics in Congress : strategic incrementalism and policy change, Scott H. Ainsworth, Thad E. Hall
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
696718662
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780511924538
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
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e25b5a4d-418d-442f-af96-64c30333efca
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)696718662
Label
Abortion politics in Congress : strategic incrementalism and policy change, Scott H. Ainsworth, Thad E. Hall
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
696718662
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780511924538
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
e25b5a4d-418d-442f-af96-64c30333efca
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)696718662

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