Congressional committees as users of analysis

Structural arrangements in the Congress work against the use of analysis, but newer developments, such as growth in staff professionalism and activity of the congressional support agencies, tend to promote it. Interviews with committee staff show that they are aware of much analysis, use it primaril...

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Published in:Journal of policy analysis and management 1989-07, Vol.8 (3), p.411-431
Main Author: Weiss, Carol H.
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Analysis for Congress
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Congressional committees
Educational research
Enlightenment
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Policy analysis
Policy making
Policy sciences
Political interest groups
Political parties
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Congress
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Congressional committees
Educational research
Enlightenment
Executive branch
Policy analysis
Policy making
Policy sciences
Political interest groups
Political parties
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