Cultivating Congress: Constituents, Issues, and Interests in Agricultural Policymaking
- ISBN-10
- 0700607005
- ISBN-13
- 9780700607006
- Category
- Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy
- Pages
- 295
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Author
- William Paul Browne
Description
The American Congress, in the mid-1990s, remains the object of voter discontent. Public outcries against special interests and unresponsive incumbents have amplified an already pervasive scepticism towards Beltway politics. The book covers policy towards agricultural issues in particular.
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