Function and Dysfunction in the Legislative Process

The subtitle of your book is function and dysfunction in the legislative process. Let's talk about function and dysfunction a little bit what do you mean by function and what do youmean by dysfunction? committees are really a ubiquitous institution they exist in many legislatures around the world, so committees that are functioning are committees that are fulfilling these purposes as I mentioned one of the things that committees are meant to do is to be a space to learn  and engage with research on an issue.