Vital statistics on interest groups and lobbying / / Holly Brasher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828317303321
• Autore: Brasher Holly
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Los Angeles : , : SAGE : , : CQ Press, , [2014]; �2014
• ISBN: 1-4833-6654-5; 1-4833-6653-7; 1-78402-896-7; 1-4833-4620-X; 1-4833-4619-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxviii, 441 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 324.40973
• Soggetti: Lobbying - United States; Pressure groups - United States; United States Politics and government 2009-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Overview of lobbying trends -- 2. Types of interest groups in the Washington lobbying community -- 3. The issues -- 4. The geography of lobbying -- 5. The lobbyists -- 6. Lobbying firms -- 7. Lobbying and congressional bills -- 8. The agencies, the house, and the senate -- 9. Organization characteristics, the agencies, the house, and the senate -- 10. Campaign contributions, organizations, lobbyists, and recipients.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume in the CQ Press series on vital statistics in American politics tackles interest groups and lobbying. The book builds from data that has been collected and organized from disclosure forms now required to be filed by registered lobbyists.