Accountability in State Legislatures

by Steven Rogers

A troubling portrait of democracy in US state legislatures.

State legislatures hold tremendous authority over key facets of our lives, ranging from healthcare to marriage to immigration policy. In theory, elections create incentives for state legislators to produce good policies. But do they?

Drawing on wide-ranging quantitative and qualitative evidence, Steven Rogers offers the most comprehensive assessment of this question...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226827240
• ISBN13: 9780226827247
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"