Congress: The Electoral Connection by David R. Mayhew (English) Paperback Book

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In this second edition, David R. Mayhew argues that the principal motivation of legislators is re-election and that the pursuit of this goal affects the way they behave and the way that they make public policy.

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"Any short list of major analyses of Congress must of necessity include David Mayhew's Congress: The Electoral Connection." —Fred GreensteinIn 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 Biography

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.

Review

"Any short list of major analyses of Congress must of necessity include David Mayhew's Congress: The Electoral Connection. It is a pleasure to have this aged-in-the cask classic reissued, and the foreword by Arnold and preface by Mayhew are a valuable bonus." Fred Greenstein"

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Winner of the Washington Monthly Political Book Award for 1974 "Any short list of major analyses of Congress must of necessity include David Mayhew's Congress: The Electoral Connection. It is a pleasure to have this aged-in-the cask classic reissued, and the foreword by Arnold and preface by Mayhew are a valuable bonus."--Fred Greenstein "Mayhew's book on Congress seems to be the best thing on the subject. The interpretation, based as it is on an extraordinary range and depth of scholarship, will compel everyone who writes on Congress in the future in serious fashion - including serious-minded journalists - to take it into account. It simply couldn't be ignored."--Robert A. Dahl "A classic in legislative studies."--Richard F. Fenno, Jr.

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In this second edition to a book that has now 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. The book also contains a new preface by the author.

Details ISBN0300105878 Pages 216 Publisher Yale University Press Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0300105878 ISBN-13 9780300105872 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 328.73 Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Imprint Yale University Press Replaces 9780300018097 Place of Publication New Haven Country of Publication United States Short Title CONGRESS 2/E Subtitle The Electoral Connection DOI 10.1604/9780300105872 AU Release Date 2004-11-10 NZ Release Date 2004-11-10 US Release Date 2004-11-10 UK Release Date 2004-11-10 Author David R. Mayhew Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Publication Date 2004-11-10 Audience General We've got this

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