{"product":{"product_id":"1506322832","title":"Unorthodox Lawmaking: New Legislative Processes in the U.S. Congress","price":"46.37","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51MFD5CX6TS._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506322832"},"comments":[{"body":"I've found some good books about problems in the USA legislature:\r\n\r\n  \r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506322832/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o05\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506322832/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022628171X/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o04\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022628171X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o08\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521619963/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o02\\_s02?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521619963/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022640904X/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o03\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022640904X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\nAn interesting path into the question of \"how to build a better legislature\" is to look at nations where a dictatorship collapses, and then look at the debate the contending factions had about what kind of democracy to adapt. I believe the canonical text on this subject is the famous \"little green book\":  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421410133/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_search\\_asin\\_title?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421410133/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\nThe other books in the series are also important:  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_search\\_asin\\_title?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\nSee my own remarks here on ways that I think the legislative processes can be changed so as to bring real benefits to the country:  \r\n\r\n\r\nhttps://demodexio.substack.com/p/democracy-for-realists-part-10-of","subreddit_name":"PoliticalScience","author":"krubner"},{"body":"I'm researching this too, and I'd be grateful if you share whatever you find. I've found some good books about problems in the USA legislature, and some comparison work, but not much. Books I'm studying right now:\r\n\r\n  \r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506322832/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o05\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506322832/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022628171X/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o04\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022628171X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o08\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521619963/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o02\\_s02?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521619963/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022640904X/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o03\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022640904X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)  \r\n\r\n\r\nAn interesting path into this question is to look at nations where a dictatorship collapses, and then look at the debate the contending factions had about what kind of democracy to adapt. I believe the canonical text on this subject is the famous \"little green book\":  \r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421410133/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_search\\_asin\\_title?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1  \r\nThe other books in the series are also important:  \r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_search\\_asin\\_title?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1  \r\n\r\n\r\nSee my own remarks here on ways that I think the legislative processes can be changed so as to bring real benefits to the country:  \r\n\r\n\r\n[https://demodexio.substack.com/p/democracy-for-realists-part-10-of](https://demodexio.substack.com/p/democracy-for-realists-part-10-of)","subreddit_name":"PoliticalScience","author":"krubner"},{"body":"A few good ones:\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506322832/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o05\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506322832/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022628171X/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o04\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022628171X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o08\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801831903/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521619963/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o02\\_s02?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521619963/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)\r\n\r\n[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022640904X/ref=ppx\\_yo\\_dt\\_b\\_asin\\_title\\_o03\\_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022640904X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1)\r\n\r\nSee my own remarks here on ways that I think the legislative processes can be changed so as to bring real benefits to the country:\r\n\r\n[https://demodexio.substack.com/p/democracy-for-realists-part-10-of](https://demodexio.substack.com/p/democracy-for-realists-part-10-of)","subreddit_name":"PoliticalScience","author":"krubner"}]}