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Lobbying for the People : The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups /

In recent years there has been growing recognition of the role played in American politics by groups such as Common Cause, the Sierra Club, and Zero Population Growth. This book considers their work in terms of their origins and development, resources, patterns of recruitment, decision-making proces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berry, Jeffrey M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1535
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • TABLES AND FIGURES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
  • CHAPTER I. Introduction
  • CHAPTER II. The Origins and Maintenance of Public Interest Organizations
  • CHAPTER III. Organizational Resources
  • CHAPTER IV. Public Interest Representatives
  • CHAPTER V. Speaking for Those Who Can't: The Fund for Animals
  • CHAPTER VI. "Fighting the Fights That Others Don't"- The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
  • CHAPTER VII. Communication and Decision Making
  • CHAPTER VIII. The Tactics of Advocacy . ..
  • CHAPTER IX. . . . And the Strategies of Influence
  • CHAPTER Χ. Public Interest Groups and the Governmental Process
  • APPENDIX
  • APPENDIX A: Interview Schedule
  • APPENDIX Β: Sample of Public Interest Groups Used in the Study
  • APPENDIX C: A Note on Research Methods
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter