Mark P Petracca

The Politics of Interests

Interest Groups Transformed

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book charts the changes in interest group theory, organization, activity, and the influence of interest groups in the United States. It offers assessments of interest group activity in three national political institutions: the presidency, Congress, and the courts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 158mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780813310015
• ISBN-10: 0813310016
• Artikelnr.: 21487641

Autorenporträt

Mark P. Petracca is associate professor of political science at the University of California at Irvine.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Approaches to Interest Groups
The Rediscovery of Interest Group Politics
A Deliberative Theory of Interest Representation
Interest Groups and the Policymaking Process: Sources of Countervailing Power in America
American Interest Groups in Comparative Perspective
The Organization of Interests
Interest Group Membership and Organization: Multiple Theories
Triangles, Networks, and Hollow Cores: The Complex Geometry of Washington Interest Representation
Changing Patterns of Interest Group Activity: A Regional Perspective
The Political Mobilization of Business
Political Institutions and Interest Groups
Organized Interests and the Nation's Capitol
Interest Mobilization and the Presidency
Representing the Public Interest: Consumer Groups and the Presidency
Conservative Interest Group Litigation in the Reagan Era and Beyond
Interest Group Activity and Influence
Social Movements as Interest Groups: The Case of the Women's Movement
Money, Technology, and Political Interests: The Direct Marketing of Politics
The Rise and Fall of Special Interest Politics
Looking Ahead
The Future of an Interest Group Society
Appendix