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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480317603321

Autore

Godwin Ken

Titolo

Lobbying and policymaking : the public pursuit of private interests / / Ken Godwin, Scott H. Ainsworth, Erik Godwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles : , : CQ Press, , [2013]

?2013

ISBN

1-4833-4933-0

1-4522-9299-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

324/.40973

Soggetti

Lobbying - United States

Pressure groups - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 20th century

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 (pages 237-248) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

What is the impact of lobbying on the policymaking process? And who benefits? This book argues that most research overlooks the lobbying of regulatory agencies even though it accounts for almost half of all lobbying - even though bureaucratic agencies have considerable leeway in how they choose to implement law.