Institutional Determinants of Legislative Behavior: Legislative Goals, Electoral Reforms, and How Lawmakers Perceive the Value of the Office
The conditions under which legislators engage in idiosyncratic behavior remain poorly understood. Their personal ambitions and desires constantly confront obligations to constituents and institutional constraints. Often, lawmakers pursue goals that are destructive if seen through an institutional or...
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| Online Access: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_SUMMER2017_Fahey_fsu_0071E_13858 |
| Summary: | The conditions under which legislators engage in idiosyncratic behavior remain poorly understood. Their personal ambitions and desires constantly confront obligations to constituents and institutional constraints. Often, lawmakers pursue goals that are destructive if seen through an institutional or voter-based lens, but rational if the legislator's individual preferences are taken into account. This dissertation develops our understanding of the idiosyncratic incentives of lawmakers, and how they translate into policy outcomes. My results find that lawmakers are not driven to pursue wealth at the expense of governing. === A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Political Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. === Summer Semester 2017. === June 27, 2017. === elite behavior, financial gains, legislative goals === Includes bibliographical references. === Carol Weissert, Professor Directing Dissertation; Frances Berry, University Representative; Robert Jackson, Committee Member; Quintin Beazer, Committee Member. |
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