An ambitious synthesis, Positive Theories of Congressional
Institutions attempts to reconcile a number of rational choice
viewpoints to produce a comprehensive look at congressional
institutions. While most theorists have presented their work as
exclusive alternatives for understanding Congress, this volume
reconsiders that basic premise. If in fact these approaches are
mutually exclusive, what evidence favors one over the other? Could
it be that these views focus on different aspects of a more complex
puzzle? Kenneth A. Shepsle and Barry R. Weingast have assembled
leading proponents of rational choice approaches to debate these
issues. Some emphasize the problems of legislative decisionmaking
under uncertainty and the role institutions play in providing
incentives for relevant actors to provide information. Other
theorists focus on political parties and emphasize the conditions
under which parties exercise institutional authority and monitor
institutional practices (or fail to do so). Still others
investigate legislative delegation, both within and without the
legislature. In debating the relationships between these research
strands, the contributors not only provide powerful evidence for
the power of formal modelling but also invite those involved in
other modes of research to join the discussion. Thus the volume
suggests how a more satisfying and complete model might emerge.
Positive Theories of Congressional Institutions is a timely volume
that will provide the foundation for all future work in this area.
Contributors include John H. Aldrich, David P. Baron, Gary W. Cox,
John A. Ferejohn, Morris P. Fiorina, Thomas W. Gilligan, Keith
Krehbiel, John Londregan, Arthur Lupia, Mathew D. McCubbins,
Forrest Maltzman, David W. Rohde, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Barbara
Sinclair, Steven S. Smith, James Snyder, and Barry R. Weingast.
Kenneth A. Shepsle is Professor of Government, Harvard University.
Barry R. Weingast is Professor of Political Science and Senior
Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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