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Electoral Incentives in Congress

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Electoral Incentives in Congress

By Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert

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About the book

David Mayhew's (1974) thesis regarding the "electoral connection" and its impact on legislative behavior has become the theoretical foundation for much of the existing research on the modern U.S. Congress. In its most basic form, Mayhew's theory contends that once in office, legislators pursue whatever actions put them in the best position to achieve reelection. The electoral connection has traditionally been considered a phenomenon of the post-World War II environment, but legislative scholars ...Show more

Political science and theory

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ISBN

9780472130795

Publisher

The University of Michigan Press

Published year

2018

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Electoral Incentives in Congress

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Hardcover

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