Introduction: Legislative Reforms and Public Administration
Abdo I. Baaklini
1 Legislative Reforms and Innovations in the US Congress
Statutory Reporting Requirements: Information and Influence for Congress
John R. Johannes
Patterns of Congressional Staffing: The House Committee on Appropriations
Khaled M. Kayali
Use of a Staff Agency By the Congress: Experiences of the Congressional Research Service Under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
Norman Beckman
2 Legislative Reforms and Innovations in the States
Legislatures as a Force for Government Accountability: The Organizational Challenge of New Tools of Program Review
Edgar G. Crane
Legislatures and Information Systems: Challenges and Responses in the States
John A. Worthley
Institutional Development and Legislature Effectiveness: Rules Changes in the Wisconsin Assembly
Ronald D. Hedlund
Keith E. Hamm
Administrative Impact of New Legislation
Richard Nunez
Joseph Whorton
3 Legislative Reforms and Innovations in Selected Countries
Legislative Reforms in the Brazilian Chamber of Duties 1964-1975
Abdo I. Baaklini
Structural Adjustments of the Danish Parliament in the Twentieth Century
Erik Damgaard
Innovations and Reforms in Indian Parliament
R. B. Jain
Legislative Reforms in Lebanon
Abdo I. Baaklini
Index