Based on the author's first-hand observation of legislatures and extensive interviews conducted for this book, The Decline of Representative Democracy describes and analyzes the contemporary state of legislatures and the legislative process. Rosenthal explores many topics including: the shifting bases of representation, the development and transformation of legislative cultures, the competition for control, the role of interest groups, the lawmaking process, the job of leadership, and the balance of power between the governor and the legislature.
- ISBN10 1322282382
- ISBN13 9781322282381
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
- Imprint CQ Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 386
- Language English