Overview

Since the early 1950s pressure groups have been recognized as playing a key role in the policy process in western democracies. As legislatures and political parties have declined in influence, the relationship between between pressure groups and government has become highly developed. This has presented both problems and opportunities for the participation of ordinary citizens in the governmental process. This book reviews some of the key theoretical concepts developed in the study of pressure groups and presents a series of up-to-date studies of their role in particular countries, including the UK, USA, France and the former Soviet Union. This book should be of interest to students and practitioners who want to understand current developments in the lobbying process.

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Author:   J. J. Richardson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9780198780519

ISBN 10:   0198780516
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   01 May 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Pressure group theory: the process of government, A.F. Bentley; the logic of collective action, Mancur Olson; interest groups and the fallacy of the liberal fallacy, Richard Kimber; the pluralism of pluralism - an anti-theory, Grant Jordan. Part 2 Pressure groups in practice: democritization and the growth of pressure groups in Soviet and post-Soviet politics, Terry Cox; interest group behaviour in Britain - continuity and change, Jeremy J. Richardson; interest groups in Denmark, Jacob B. Buksti; interest groups in Italy - from pressure activity to policy networks, Luca Lanzalaco; American interest group, Graham K. Wilson; Canadian pressure groups - talking chameleons, Paul Pross; pluralism and pressure politics in France, Peter A. Hall; pressure group politics in West Germany, Lewis J. Edinger; interest groups in the European community, Sonia P. Mazey and Jeremy J. Richardson; three faces of associational politics - interest groups in politics in Israel, Yael Yishai; Australian interest groups, Trevor Matthews; pressure groups in Japan, Karel van Wolferen.

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