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Revolving Door Lobbying : Public Service, Private Influence, and the Unequal Representation of Interests /

"In recent decades Washington has seen an alarming rise in the number of 'revolving door lobbyists'--politicians and officials cashing in on their government experience to become influence peddlers on K Street. These lobbyists, popular wisdom suggests, sell access to the highest bidde...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: LaPira, Timothy M. (Author), Thomas, Herschel F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Politics of Washington's Revolving Door. The problem : the alarming rise of the revolving door
  • The puzzle : the K Street kingpin or the librarian
  • The model : lobbying as political insurance
  • The Empirical Investigation of Washington's Revolving Door. How lucrative is the revolving door? : the political economy of K Street
  • Revolving door lobbyists are the unheavenly chorus
  • Issue politics on K Street
  • Policy agendas, legislative priorities, and the revolving door lobbying strategy
  • The Policy and Normative Implications of Washington's Revolving Door. Reassessing lobbying regulation in Washington
  • Public service, private influence, and the unequal representation of interests
  • Appendix: Methodology.