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Scholars studying congressional committees have noted the potential for members to seek membership on particular committees, leading to bias. Underpinning this line of scholarship is what might be termed a [...]

By Vivien A. Schmidt. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 476p. $74.95 cloth, $29.95 paper. Frank R. Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State University Vivien Schmidt has written an important new book, rich [...]

The article presents a review of the published commentary entitled "The Diffusion of Innovations Among the American States," by Jack L. Walker, Jr. Walker noted that lawmakers are fond of asking agency officials if other states provides a common law for government programs that are under review. He pointed out that their is an increasing number of national professional communities experts who communicate within networks of expertise rather than with the local political environment.