Synopses & Reviews
Book News Annotation:
Political scientists and economists predict the consequences of
legislative term limits at the state and national levels, not in
order to influence the current debate but allow the next generation
of scholars to evaluate the theories and methods of prediction.
Excluding discussions of constitutionality, and focusing on Public
Choice perspectives, they consider the impact on legislative
behavior, electoral responsiveness, legislative turnover, and party
balance; voter attitudes and the contemporary movement; and
historical and comparative perspectives. Among the comparisons are
with term limits for governors, in local governments, and in Costa
Rica. A postscript discusses alternatives to term limits. Some of the
20 papers were presented at a May-June 1991 conference in Irvine,
California; others have been previously published. No subject index.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:
In developing Legislative Term Limits, the editor has included material that has explicit and testable models about the expected consequences of term limits that reflect Public Choice perspectives. This book contains the best efforts of economists and political scientists to predict the consequences of legislative term limits.
Description:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-377) and incex.
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