The Not-So-Special Interests : Interest Groups, Public Representation, and American Governance.

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"Lobbyist" tends to be used as a dirty word in politics. Indeed, during the 2008 presidential primary campaign, Hillary Clinton was derided for even suggesting that some lobbyists represent "real Americans." But although many popular commentators position interest groups as repre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grossmann, Matthew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Pressure groups > United States.
Lobbying > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Lobbying > États-Unis.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
Lobbying
Politics and government
Pressure groups
Representative government and representation
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Lobbyist" tends to be used as a dirty word in politics. Indeed, during the 2008 presidential primary campaign, Hillary Clinton was derided for even suggesting that some lobbyists represent "real Americans." But although many popular commentators position interest groups as representatives of special--not "public"--Interests, much organized advocacy is designed to advance public interests and ideas. Advocacy organizations--more than 1,600 of them--are now an important component of national political institutions. This book uses original data to explain why certain public groups, such as Jews, law.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (250 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804781343
0804781346

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