Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part One. A Theory of Policy Making
6. 1. Explaining Congressional Action 3
7. 2. Policy Attributes and Policy Preferences 17
8. 3. Policy Preferences and Congressional Elections 37
9. 4. Electoral Calculations and Legislators’ Decisions 60
10. 5. Strategies for Coalition Leaders 88
11. 6. Policy Decisions 119
12. Part Two. The Theory Applied
13. 7. Economic Policy 149
14. 8. Tax Policy 193
15. 9. Energy Policy 224
16. Part Three. Assessing Congressional Action
17. 10. Citizens’ Control of Government 265
18. Index 277