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Tables of Contents for Discharging Congress
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Tables and Figure
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
xiii
The Development and Use of Ad Hoc Commissions in Legislative Policymaking
1
28
The Path to Delegation
29
20
The Politics of Congressional Delegation
49
28
A Case of Expertise: The National Commission on AIDS
77
18
A Case of Workload Management: The National Commission on the Thrift Industry
95
18
A Case of Blame Avoidance: The Base Closure and Realignment Commission
113
16
The Significance of Commissions in Understanding Legislative Behavior
129
8
Appendix 1: Method and Scope of Research
137
4
Appendix 2: Congressional Language to Propose a Commission
141
8
Appendix 3: Proposed Commissions: 93rd--107th Congresses
149
30
Selected Bibliography
179
4
Index
183