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Accountability reconsidered : voters, interests, and information in US policymaking / edited by Charles M. Cameron, Princeton University, Brandice Canes-Wrone, Stanford University, California, Sanford C. Gordon, New York University, Gregory A. Huber, Yale University, eds.
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First Edition.
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
©2023
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xix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subject(s)
Government accountability
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United States
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Representative government and representation
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United States
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Political participation
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United States
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Communication in politics
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Technological innovations
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Social media
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Political aspects
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United States
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Elite (Social sciences)
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United States
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United States
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Politics and government
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Editor
Cameron, Charles M. (Charles Metz), 1954-
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Canes-Wrone, Brandice
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Gordon, Sanford Clark, 1972-
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Summary note
"How does political accountability function in the contemporary United States? Leading experts provide insights into different parts of accountability relationships involving voters, interest groups, legislators, and government bureaucracy. In doing so, the volume considers how social media, political polarization, and increased wealth concentration affect accountability and policymaking"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
1. Candidate Evaluation and Selection
2. The Media and the Informational Environment
3. Policymaking, Information Provision, and Accountability
4. Outside the Public Eye? Private Interests and Policymaking.
Part I: Candidate evaluation and selection
The importance of issue representation in a polarized congress / Joshua D. Clinton, Michael W. Sances, and Mary Catherine Sullivan
Can citizens assess policies based on programs’ costs and benefits? The role of yardsticks and contextual information in democratic accountability / Eric M. Patashnik, Patrick Tucker, and Alan S. Gerber
Logic with Polarized parties, changing media, and motivated reasoners / Patrick J. Egan and Markus Prior
Groups, parties, and policy demands in house nominations / Katthleen Bawn, Knox Brown, Angela X. Ocampo, Shawn Patterson, Jr., John L. Ray, and John Zaller
Part II: The media and the informational environment
Local newspapers and ideological accountability in US House elections / Brandice Canes-Wrone and Michael R. Kistner
Inequality, or invisibility in the contemporary media environment: Arguments, data, and methods / Gregory A. Huber and Patrick Tucker
Part III: Policymaking, information provision, and accountability
Coalition leadership in the polarized congress / Frances E. Lee
Fire alarms and democratic accountability / Charles M. Cameron and Sanford C. Gordon
Achieving accountability: Aligning institutions and behavior / John W. Patty
Part IV: Outside the public eye? Private interests and policymaking
Legislator advocacy on behalf of constituents and corporate donors: A case study of the federal energy regulatory commission / Eleanor Neff Powell, Devin Judge-Lord, and Justin Grimmer
Organized interests, policymaking, and congressional accountability / Lee Drutman
Administrative politics with clear stakes and venues: Strategic commenting upon federal reserve debit card regulations / Daniel Carpenter and Brian Libgober
Conclusion: Assessing contemporary accountability / Charles M. Cameron, Brandeis Canes-Wrone, Sanford C. Gordon, and Gregory Huber.
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Voters, interests, and information in United States policymaking
ISBN
9781009168328
1009168320 ((hardback))
9781009168304 ((paperback))
1009168304 ((paperback))
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2022032961
OCLC
1346368018
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Accountability reconsidered : voters, interests, and information in US policymaking / edited by Charles M. Cameron, Princeton University, Brandice Canes-Wrone, Stanford University, Sanford C. Gordon, New York University, Gregory A. Huber, Yale University.
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