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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Tobin, Maurice B. Hidden power. New York : Greenwood Press, 1986 (OCoLC)558206688 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Maurice B Tobin; Joan Shaffer |
| ISBN: | 0313253420 9780313253423 |
| OCLC Number: | 13063056 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xiii, 134 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | A view over time : seniority, the unwritten law -- What is Congress and how can it work better? -- A look at the seniority system -- The tide of change : seniority in flux -- Committee assignments : a start up the ladder -- Leadership, loyalty, and seniority --Ways and means : an example of longevity and power -- The small empires : seniority and the growth of subcommittees -- A multiplicity of authorities : staff, support, and seniority -- Room for improvement : should seniority survive? -- Epilogue ; the future of seniority. |
| Series Title: | Contributions in political science, no. 155. |
| Responsibility: | Maurice B. Tobin ; edited by Joan Shaffer. |
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