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Interest-group lobbying is a controversial activity in American politics and this book provides a study of group power. This edition includes expanded coverage of the changing dynamics of power politics in America; new media venues and grassroots organizing; and the perennial issue of reform.

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Author:   Ronald J. Hrebenar ,  Ruth K. Scott
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781563247033

ISBN 10:   1563247038
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes, Preface, Part One. The Foundations of Lobbying, 1. Group Politics in America, 2. The Foundations and Characteristics ofInterest Groups, 3. Leadership and Organization of Interest Groups, Part Two. The Strategies and Tactics of Lobbying, 4. Traditional Lobbying: The Lobbyist at Work, 5. Indirect and Media Lobbying, 6. Grassroots, Elections, and Electronic Lobbying, 7. Money and Lobbying: The Power of PACs, Part Three. Interest Groups and the Government, 8. Judicial and Legislative Lobbying, 9. Executive and Regulatory Agency Lobbying, 10. Lobby Laws: The Tension Between Reform and the First Amendment, Part Four. Interest Groups in Conflict and Cooperation, 11. The Traditional Lobbies, 12. Counterbalancing Forces: The Rise of Public-Interest Groups, 13. Is Lobbying the Problem? The Solution? Or Just Normal Politics?, Notes, Index

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