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Unused power; the work of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Title
  1. Unused power; the work of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Published by
  1. Washington, Brookings Institution [1970]
Author
  1. Horn, Stephen, 1931-2011.

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Description
  1. xii, 285 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. Detailed study of the work of the USA senate committee on appropriations and its influence on government policy concerning the national budget - covers committee membership, political leadership, the subcommittee system, administrative aspects, the information gathering and decision making processes, etc., and suggests how the committee could improve its efficiency in order to wield greater influence in scrutinizing executive spending recommendations. Statistical tables.
Subject
  1. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
  2. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
  3. government policy
  4. national budget
  5. membership
  6. political leadership
  7. administrative aspect
  8. decision making
  9. efficiency
  10. statistical table
  11. politique gouvernementale
  12. budget de l'Etat
  13. appartenance
  14. direction politique
  15. aspect administratif
  16. prise de décision
  17. efficacité
  18. tableau statistique
  19. política gubernamental
  20. presupuesto nacional
  21. miembros
  22. dirección política
  23. aspecto administrativo
  24. toma de decisiones
  25. eficiencia
  26. cuadros estadísticos
  27. USA
  28. Etats-Unis
  29. Estados Unidos
Contents
  1. Prologue: The Setting -- A Markup Session -- The Budgetary Process -- The Members -- Motivation -- Getting on the Committee -- Who Gets On -- Committee Life: The Operating Structure -- The Chairman -- The Subcommittee System -- The ex Officio Member -- The Staff System -- Committee Life: Attitudes and Practices -- Court of Appeals vs. de Novo Tribunal -- Economy or Policy Formulation? -- The Unwritten Rules of Behavior -- The Information-Gathering Process -- External Sources of Information -- The Hearing -- The Investigative Function -- The Decision-Making Process -- At Committee Level -- The Floor -- The Conference -- The Committee and the Executive -- Committee Influence on the Executive -- Executive Influence on the Committee -- The Need for Change -- What Is Wrong with the Senate Appropriations Process? -- The Strategy of Reform -- What Should Be Done?
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.