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Basic Interests : the Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science.

A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the American political system. Today, political scientists are more likely to see groups as a marginal influence compared to institutions such as Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary. Frank Baumgartner and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baumgartner, Frank R.
Otros Autores: Leech, Beth L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the American political system. Today, political scientists are more likely to see groups as a marginal influence compared to institutions such as Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary. Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech show that scholars have veered from one extreme to another not because of changes in the political system, but because of changes in political science. They review hundreds of books and articles about interest groups from the 1940s to today; examine the methodological and conceptual probl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (245 pages)
ISBN:9781400822485
1400822483
1282458221
9781282458222