Congress: The Electoral Connection

Mayhew, David R.

ISBN 10: 0300105878 / ISBN 13: 9780300105872

Published by Yale University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Congress: The Electoral Connection
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300105878
• ISBN 13: 9780300105872
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

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

In 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. 

About the Author

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.