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The ethical lobbyist : reforming Washington's influence industry /

The public's view of lobbying is that it is synonymous with corruption. Corruption is rare despite the popular perception, but there is plenty of evidence that the lobbying profession has a serious problem with inaccurate representation of member or client interests, which Holyoke argues is fun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holyoke, Thomas T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2015.
Colección:Georgetown shorts
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Growth industry
  • A brief history of American interest groups
  • The lobbying and influence industry
  • The constitutional right to petition and lobby
  • The history of the right to petition
  • Lobbying's constitutional protection
  • Corruption alleged and real
  • First try : federal regulation of lobbying act
  • Trying again : LDA and HLOGA
  • Trying for even more
  • A perspective on ethical lobbying
  • The attorney-client analogy
  • Counter-pressures and unethical lobbying
  • Ethics and reform
  • Requirements of ethical lobbying
  • Recommendations for reform
  • Conclusion.