Networks of Champions: Leadership, Access, and Advocacy in the U.S. House of Representatives

by Christine A. DeGregorio

Media accounts of Congress emphasize conflict and the failure of Congress to enact legislation. Rarely do we see accounts of the successful efforts of members of Congress and outside advocacy groups to pass legislation dealing with important and controversial issues.
In Networks of Champions Christine A. DeGregorio identifies who in the U.S. House of Representatives took the lead in shepherding six major bills, dealing with welfare reform,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472086146
• ISBN13: 9780472086146
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"