Legislative Law and Process in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing)) [Paperback]

Jack Davies (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1986 | ISBN-10: 0314214372 | ISBN-13: 978-0314214379 | Edition: 2 Sub

This text describes what turns emotions into effective legislative bills. Explains the process used by legislative institutions to refine ideas. Examines the tactics used by advocates to speed up or hinder legislation. Explores the dynamic life of legislative law after enactment, including how agencies, local governments, and businesses use the statutes, and how citizens, lawyers, and courts adjust them to fit life’s realities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: West Publishing Company; 2 Sub edition (May 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314214372
• ISBN-13: 978-0314214379
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,565,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent nuts and bolts overview, March 1, 2011

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This review is from: Legislative Law and Process in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing)) (Paperback)

I use this as a reference book in my Master's graduate seminar in Political Communication. It's an excellent overview of the practical nuts and bolts of state legislation, pitched at a general enough level that makes it widely applicable. The book's strengths lie in its account of how state legislators are go-betweens (political entrepreneurs, literally) who rely on the specialized knowledge of lobbyists to craft legislative language. The book clearly makes the point that legislators need input, so advocacy groups who may oppose given legislation need to have a clear presence and good arguments to act as their own lobby.

The weakness of the book is the limit of its scope. This is not so much a criticism of what the book does, and does well, as it to note that significant ideological division in a state legislature can render the pragmatic orientation of the book moot.