"Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." -- M. R. Carey

Congressional oversight activity has increased dramatically since the early 1970s. Congressional committees now spend more of their time holding hearings to rev

This book examines the legal and policy issues surrounding congressional investigations through a series of case studies, with an emphasis on the second half of

Oversight answers the question of whether black and Latino legislators better represent minority interests in Congress than white legislators, and it is the fir

The purpose of the book is to investigate parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and budget legislation. By analysing the survey dat