Interest groups and Congress : lobbying, contributions, and influence / John R. Wright.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author: Wright, John R., 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, ℗♭1996.
Series:New topics in politics.
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505 0 |a Introduction. The puzzle of interest group influence -- The history, organization, and regulation of interest groups. The evolution of interest groups ; The organization of interests ; Political organizations and the legal environment -- Interest groups, Congress, and public policy. Interest group participation before Congress ; Interest group participation beyond Congress: agencies and the courts ; The Family and Medical Leave Act: a case study of interest groups and policy making ; Interest group activities and legislators' policy calculations -- Legislative lobbying. The objectives of organized interests: access and influence ; The uncertainty of legislative decision making ; The information specialties of organized interests ; The strategic use of information -- Political action committees. The history and characteristics of PACs ; PAC contributions and the exchange of votes and favors ; PACs and information ; PACs and representation -- Consequences of interest group politics. Policy gridlock ; Governmental growth and inefficiency ; Political inequality: the representation of unorganized interests ; Interest groups, representation, and legislating -- Conclusion. Campaign finance reform ; Lobbying reform. 
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