Eco-Wars Political Campaigns and Social Movements

Name: Eco-Wars Political Campaigns and Social Movements
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ISBN: 9780231113113

ISBN-10: 0231113110

ISBN-13: 9780231113113

Edition: 1998

Authors: Ronald Libby, Ronald Libby

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Can grassroots interest groups ever win the wars they wage in the political arena against big business in America? Praised by some as a crucial component of the democratic system and criticized by others as stubborn, single-issue factions that pose a threat to the equitable progress of political change, interest groups are considered by many detractors to have a success rate directly related to their alliance with wealthy, powerful corporations. As Ronald T. Libby asserts in Eco-Wars, viable strategies are available to environmental, food safety, animal rights, gun control, and other organizations that seek to challenge business interests in the political arena. Employing newly released…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/19/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.89" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Introduction: Expressive Interest Groups



The Antibiotechnology Campaign: Farmers Food Safety Groups, and Drug Companies



The Animal Rights Campaign: Agribusiness and Animal Rights Groups



The "Big Green" Campaign: Hollywood and the Chemical Industry



The Secondhand Smoke Campaign: Antismoking Groups and the Philip Morris Company



The Endangered Species Campaign: Property Rights Advocates and Environmental Groups



Conclusion