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Term Limits And The Dismantling Of State Legislative Professionalism,New Ledeneva Tolkien'S College GownThis Study Of The Effects That Term Limit Laws (Restrictions On The Number Of Years For Which Legislators Can Serve) Have Had On Politics And Policy In American States, Combines Interviews Of Capitol Insiders With Archival Records And Statistical Analysis. The Final Conclusionthat Term Limits Have Had An Adverse Effect On The Professional Behavior Of Legislative Membersbears Relevance To The Current Debate Over The Wisdom Of Establishing Term Limits.