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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154333803321

Autore

Drutman Lee <1976->

Titolo

The business of America is lobbying : how corporations became politicized and politics became more corporate / / Lee Drutman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-19-021553-4

0-19-023365-6

Edizione

[[First edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Collana

Studies in postwar American political development

Disciplina

324/.40973

Soggetti

Business and politics - United States

Corporations - Political activity - United States

Lobbying - United States

Government - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S.,  General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The pervasive position of business -- Why the growth of corporate lobbying matters -- The growth of corporate lobbying -- How and why corporations lobby -- How corporations cooperate and compete -- How corporations make sense of politics -- How lobbyists perpetuate lobbying -- Testing alternative explanations for growth -- The stickiness of lobbying -- The business of America is lobbying.

Sommario/riassunto

Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organisations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? Drawing on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists, 'The Business of America is Lobbying' provides a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why they do it, and why it matters.