{"product_id":"heavy-lifting-alan-rosenthal-9781568027340","title":"Heavy Lifting: The Job of the American Legislature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes for a \"good\" legislature? In \u003cem\u003eHeavy Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e, Alan Rosenthal traveled to five states, interviewing and shadowing legislators to find out the answer. Through this engaging narrative, the author first establishes the most important aspects of American state legislatures--what they are and how they do their jobs--and then graduates to the book's central thesis: Rosenthal argues that, on the whole, the American legislature must be evaluated on the basis of its processes, not its products. He breaks down the legislative process into three principal functions: representing, lawmaking, and balancing the executive, and covers each in turn in the remainder of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Rosenthal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568027346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568027340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CQ Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.04w x 0.55d","brand":"Alan Rosenthal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482516578559,"sku":"9781568027340","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19c972bc-cb98-4659-b799-3e71f39aed03.jpg?v=1715998763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heavy-lifting-alan-rosenthal-9781568027340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}