Author: Sarah A. Binder
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Keywords: gridlock, legislative, consequences, causes, stalemate
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2003-02
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0815709110
ISBN-13: 9780815709114

Critics of American politics have long lamented legislative stalemate as an unfortunate byproduct of divided party government, charging that it brings unnecessary conflict, delays and ineffective policies. Although the term "gridlock" is said to have entered the American political lexicon after the 1980 elections, legislative stalemate is not a modern invention. Alexander Hamilton complained about it more than two centuries ago. In "Stalemate", Sarah Binder examines the causes and consequences of gridlock, exploring the ways in which elections and institutions together limit the capacity of Co

Author: Committee on the Constitutional System (U. S.)&nb
Publisher: Brookings Institution Pre
Keywords: years, clinton, governance, prospects, gridlock
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 1993-09-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0815782314
ISBN-13: 9780815782315

This text draws on papers and comments presented, shortly after the inauguration of President Clinton, at a "Government in Gridlock" conference co-sponsored by Brookings and the committee in the Constitutional System. The contributors are present and former members of Congress and officials of the executive branch, Washington journalists, public opinion analysts, and political scientists. They discuss the possibilities for ending governmental gridlock now that the US executive and legislative branches are in the hands of the same political party for only the second time in close to a quarter c

Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Keywords: traffic, congestion, special, report, relieve, fees, gridlock, peak, period, curbing
Published: 1994-06
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0309055059
ISBN-13: 9780309055055

Author: William D. Eggers
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: reduce, gridlock, enhance, democracy, tape, red, using, technology, improve, education, government
Number of Pages: 310
Published: 2004-12-09
List price: $30.95
ISBN-10: 0742541754
ISBN-13: 9780742541757

Unhyped and therefore unnoticed, technology is altering the behavior and mission of city halls, statehouses, schools, and federal agencies across America. From transportation to education to elections to law enforcement (or, as we’re now referring to it, "homeland security"), the digital revolution is transforming government and politics, slashing bureaucracies; improving services; producing innovative solutions to some of our nation’s thorniest problems; changing the terms of the Left/Right political debate; and offering ordinary people access to a degree of information and indivi

Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Keywords: traffic, congestion, special, report, relieve, fees, gridlock, peak, period, curbing
Number of Pages: 146
Published: 1994-06
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0309055040
ISBN-13: 9780309055048