Saturday 27 February 2010

Brock (1998) The Seduction of Hillary Rodham

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Available - American Inst VHL OpenShelf E 887 .C55 B76 1996

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Skocpol (1996) Boomerang

Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn against Government
Available - American Inst VHL OpenShelf RA 395 .A3 S56 1996
Available - Social Sci. SSL Main Lib RA395.A3.SKO

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Johnson & Broder (1996) The System

The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point (Paperback)
~ Haynes Johnson (Author), David Broder (Author)
American Inst - VHL OpenShelf - RA 395 .A3 J64 1996
Social Sci. SSL Main Lib - RA395.A3.JOH

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Schuster et al (1998) How good is healthcare in the US?

How Good Is the Quality of Health Care in the United States?
Author(s): Mark A. Schuster, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Robert H. Brook
Source: The Milbank Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 4, Improving the Quality of Health Care (1998), pp. 517-563
Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Milbank Memorial Fund
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3350511


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Healthcare reform clarifying the concepts

Article - bit simplistic, from 1993 debate
Available - JStor PDF

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Price et al (2006) Locating the Issue Public

LOCATING THE ISSUE PUBLIC:
The Multi-Dimensional Nature of Engagement with Health Care Reform
(Issue Publics and Healthcare reform)
Available - JStor PDF

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Research Design Essay (plan)

Suggested plan for research design essay. Question "how did campaign finance affect voting on healthcare reform?" or "implied threats and implied bribes - Citizens United and legislator action"

Does spending help secure votes in congressional elections (literature review)
Theoretical basis for spending influence (lit review)

Does funding change legislator action?
Models - lobbyists give to legislators most different in views (persuasion/vote buying) - literature review
Lobbyists give to legislators most similar in views (legislative subsidy) - literature review

What is healthcare reform? Summary of historical background
Detailed explanation of the various bills/congressional discussions since 111th congress

Research methods - break down the bill - who voted for against? who voted for/against certain provisions, e.g. public option

Regression model - dependent variable - voting for provisions - independent variables - party, proportion of donations by PACs etc., polling info?

Process tracing for key actors
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