Robert Biersack, Paul S. Herrnson, Clyde Wilcox

Risky Business (eBook, PDF)

PAC Decision Making and Strategy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

By 1990, there were over 4000 Political Action Committees (PACs) active and visible in the USA. This study covers various perspectives of PACs - size, contribution strategies, access to Washington information networks and issues - by means of diverse case studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315484440
• Artikelnr.: 49350787

Autorenporträt

Biersack, Robert; Herrnson, Paul S.; Wilcox, Clyde

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction
Part One: Lead PACs
2. Coping with Increasing Business Influence: The AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education
3. The Business-Industry PAC: Trying to Lead in an Uncertain Election Climate
4. The National Committee for an Effective Congress: Liberalism
Partisanship
and Electoral Innovation
5. The Demise ofa Lead PAC: The Free Congress PAC
Part Two: Institutionalized PACs
6. The Nationalization of Education Politics: The National Education Association PAC and the 1992 Elections
7. AT&T PAC: A Pragmatic Giant
8. The Eaton Corporation Public Policy Association: Ideology
Pragmatism
and Big Business
9. The National Association of Realtors PAC: Rules or Rationality?
10. The National Abortion Rights Action League PAC: Reproductive Choice in the Spotlight
11. A New Political Pragmatism? The National Right to Life PAC
Part Three: Mom and Pop PACs
12. The National Federation of Federal Employees: Big Little Man?
13. The FHP Health Care PAC
14. The American Association of Publishers PAC
15. Grassroots Organization in Defense of Mother Nature: The Clean Water Action Vote Environment PAC
16. Le PAC C'est Moi: Brent Bozell and the Conservative Victory Committee
17. JustLife Action
18. The Washington PAC: One Man Can Make a Difference
19. New Kids on the Block: The WISH List and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund in the 1992 Elections
20. How the Little People Choose: PAC Decisionmaking in the PHH Group
Inc.
and the National Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Part Four: Conclusions
21. Not So Risky Business: PAC Activity in 1992
Appendices
About the Editors and Contributors
Index