Interest Group Politics

Name: Interest Group Politics
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ISBN: 9781604266375

ISBN-10: 1604266376

ISBN-13: 9781604266375

Edition: 8th 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Allan J. Cigler, Burdett A. Loomis

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Once again, Cigler and Loomis bring together noted political scientists to provide comprehensive coverage and cutting-edge research on interest group influence in U.S. politics. Contributors examine the growth of social networks in lobbying, the actions of organized interests during the health care reform debate, campaign mobilization and congressional decision-making from the group perspective, and more.

Book details

List price: $58.00
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: CQ Press
Publication date: 8/18/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Preface


Contributors



Introduction: The Changing Nature of Interest Group Politics




Group Organization



Learning to Lobby: Groups, Venues, and Information in Eighteenth-Century America




Reappraising the Survival Question: Why We Should Focus on Interest Group Organizational Form and Careers




Trade Associations, the Collective Action Dilemma, and the Problem of Cohesion




Dissenting Doctors: The Internal Politics of the AMA during the Health Care Reform Debate




Learning Civic Leadership: Leader Skill Development in the Sierra Club




Groups and the Electoral Process



Interest Group Money in the 2008 Federal Election




Interest Group Television Advertising in Presidential and Congressional Elections




Bridging the Gap between Political Parties and Interest Groups




Groups and Policy Making



Issue Advertising and Legislative Advocacy in Health Politics




Gridlock Lobbying: Breaking, Creating, and Maintaining Legislative Stalemate




Not Just Another Special Interest: The Intergovernmental Lobby Revisited




The Rise and Fall and Rise of the China Lobby in the United States




Ethnic Interest Groups and American Foreign Policy: A Growing Influence?




The Allure of Reform: The Increasing Demand for Health Care Lobbying, from Clinton's Task Force to Obama's Big [Expletive] Deal




Conclusion



Stalemate Meets Uncertainty: Organized Interests in a Partisan Era



Index