The Veteran's Millennium Health Care Act of 1999: A Case Study of Role Orientations of Legislators, the President, and Interest Groups
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Veteran's Millennium Health Care Act of 1999: A Case Study of Role Orientations of Legislators, the President, and Interest Groups
By (Author) La Trice M. Washington
University Press of America
University Press of America
10th November 2003
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Public health and safety law
344.7304
Physical Properties
Paperback
216
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 17mm
281g
Description
This book focuses on the legislative process through a case study of the Veterans Millennium Health Care Act of 1999 signed by President Clinton on November 30, 1999. This research examines the roles and interactions of various actors in the legislative process (i.e., congressional party leaders, executive branch, veterans interest groups, state health care providers and Congress) during the first session of the 106th Congress in overcoming what traditionally is an extremely lethargic, slow and relatively resistant structural environment. The principle finding of this study include the structural role orientations of legislators towards utilizing already formed interpersonal relationships to 'fast-track' the 1999 veteran's legislation in record time.
Author Bio
La Trice M. Washington is Assistant Professor, Department of History/Political Science, Otterbein College, Ohio.
