Careers after Congress: Do Jobseeking Legislators Shortchange Constituents?

Citizens, journalists, and watchdog organizations claim that U.S. Congress members serve special interest groups in return for lucrative jobs in industry once they leave office—and that these legislators become lax in their final term of office as they are no longer compelled by elections to provide quality representation to citizens. This book investigates the veracity of these claims.

The established consensus among scholars and citizens groups is that democracy suffers when U.S. Congress ...