American business and political power : public opinion, elections, and democracy /

Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this controversial book, Mark A. Smith sets conventional wisdom on its head. In a systematic analysis of postwar lawmaking, Smith reveals that business loses in legislativ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Mark A. (Mark Alan), 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2000.
Colección:Studies in communication, media, and public opinion.
Temas:
Business and politics > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > United States.
Pressure groups > United States.
Lobbying > United States.
Affaires et politique > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > États-Unis.
Groupes de pression > États-Unis.
Lobbying > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Business and politics
Lobbying
Power (Social sciences)
Pressure groups
Public opinion
Interessenvertretung
Dominanzstreben
Wirtschaft
Politik
Bedrijfsleven.
Politieke invloed.
Publieke opinie.
POLÍTICA (ASPECTOS ECONÔMICOS;INFLUÊNCIAS) > ESTADOS UNIDOS.
PODER POLÍTICO > ESTADOS UNIDOS.
GRUPOS DE PRESSÃO > ESTADOS UNIDOS.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Business unity and its consequences for representative democracy
  • Identifying business unity
  • A portrait of unifying issues
  • Public opinion, elections, and lawmaking
  • Overt sources of business power
  • Structural sources of business power
  • The role of business in shaping public opinion
  • The compatibility of business unity and popular sovereignty.

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