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The failure of term limits in Florida / Kathryn A. DePalo ; foreword by David R. Colburn and Susan A. MacManus, series editors

Author/creator Depalo, Kathryn A.
Other author/creatorColburn, David R.
Other author/creatorMacManus, Susan A.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Descriptionxviii, 242 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Florida government and politics
Florida government and politics. ^A1154358
Contents Introduction: the campaign for term limits -- Change comes to the Florida legislature -- Electoral competition and the new incumbency advantage -- A different breed of Florida legislators -- Political career paths of term limited legislators -- The race for leadership -- Loss of institutional memory and the business of the legislature -- Filling the void: governors, staff, and lobbyists -- Term limits and the future of the Florida legislature.
Abstract Proponents of term limits have constantly argued that term limits of its legislature created more honest and creative legislative body, but DePalo's twenty-year study of term limits in Florida shows this is not the case, finding that term limits create a more powerful governor, legislative staffers, and lobbyists.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014027980
ISBN9780813060484

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