Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism

摘要: The wisdom of term limits and professional politics has been debated since the time Aristotle, spurring 'reforms' legislatures in Athens, Rome, Venice, US under Articles Confederation. This book examines recent trends American states order to investigate age-old question how rules that govern a legislature affect behavior its members policies it produces. clear consistent finding is two reforms have countervailing effects: whatever professionalization brought more of, reduced. lesson comes from quantitative analyses data all fifty detailed examinations legislative records six states, informed by interviews with over one hundred legislators, staff assistants, lobbyists, journalists, executive officials.