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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461770203321

Autore

Brown Heath A.

Titolo

Lobbying the new president : interests in transition / / Heath Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-52031-1

9786613832764

0-203-13989-5

1-136-49454-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in American politics and governance ; ; 1

Disciplina

324/.40973

Soggetti

Pressure groups - United States

Presidents - United States - Transition periods

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 The Call for the Book; 2 Defining Interest Groups, Exploring Policy Theory; 3 The Evolution of Presidential Transition Institutions; 4 Transitions and Regulated Lobbying; 5 Interest Group Strategy; 6 Interest Group Strategy Analysis; 7 Interest Groups, Transitions, and Advice; 8 Reflections and Recommendations; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presidential transitions offer the chance for new ideas, policies, and people to inhabit the White House. Transitions have triggered policy change for decades and eager interest groups have sought ways to capitalize on this often chaotic phase of US politics. President-Elect Barack Obama declared that lobbyists would be forbidden from serving his transition and issued stiff regulations and rules to limit their access to the planning for his White House. Yet even though Obama's efforts mirror previous Presidents anti-lobbyist efforts, all Presidential transitions provide certain channels of