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Partisan Competition and the Efficiency of Lawmaking in American State Legislatures, 1991-2009
American Politics Research (2015)
  • Dr. Will Hicks, Appalachian State University
Abstract
Does partisan competition explain why some legislatures are more efficient at processing legislation than others? This article argues that legislative parties’ strategic incentives and capabilities are a function of their size, their ideological homogeneity, and the governor’s party. It shows that the distribution of legislative seats between the parties influences legislative efficiency, depending on the level of polarization between the parties and the party of the governor.
Keywords
  • Will Hicks,
  • partisan competition,
  • state legislatures
Publication Date
January 5, 2015
Citation Information
Will Hicks. "Partisan Competition and the Efficiency of Lawmaking in American State Legislatures, 1991-2009" American Politics Research (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/will-hicks/12/