03736nam 2200733 a 450 991045920990332120200520144314.01-282-67931-797866126793150-226-76465-610.7208/9780226764658(CKB)2670000000033514(EBL)557586(OCoLC)648760854(SSID)ssj0000411640(PQKBManifestationID)11250315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000411640(PQKBWorkID)10355138(PQKB)10461706(MiAaPQ)EBC557586(DE-B1597)535495(OCoLC)748360758(DE-B1597)9780226764658(Au-PeEL)EBL557586(CaPaEBR)ebr10402622(CaONFJC)MIL267931(EXLCZ)99267000000003351420000201d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican business and political power[electronic resource] public opinion, elections, and democracy /Mark A. SmithChicago University of Chicago Pressc20001 online resource (259 p.)Studies in communication, media, and public opinionDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-76462-1 0-226-76464-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.Introduction -- Business unity and its consequences for representative democracy -- Identifying business unity -- A portrait of unifying issues -- Public opinion, elections, and lawmaking -- Overt sources of business power -- Structural sources of business power -- The role of business in shaping public opinion -- The compatibility of business unity and popular sovereignty.Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this controversial book, Mark A. Smith sets conventional wisdom on its head. In a systematic analysis of postwar lawmaking, Smith reveals that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. This surprising conclusion holds because the types of issues that lead businesses to band together-such as tax rates, air pollution, and product liability-also receive the most media attention. The ensuing debates give citizens the information they need to hold their representatives accountable and make elections a choice between contrasting policy programs. Rather than succumbing to corporate America, Smith argues, representatives paradoxically become more responsive to their constituents when facing a united corporate front. Corporations gain the most influence over legislation when they work with organizations such as think tanks to shape Americans' beliefs about what government should and should not do.Studies in communication, media, and public opinion.Business and politicsUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesPower (Social sciences)United StatesPressure groupsUnited StatesLobbyingUnited StatesElectronic books.Business and politicsPublic opinionPower (Social sciences)Pressure groupsLobbying322/.3/0973Smith Mark A(Mark Alan),1970-973868MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459209903321American business and political power2216427UNINA01574nam0 22003491i 450 UON0050124420231205105415.53827-453-0889-020191210d2003 |0itac50 bafreFRMFR|||| |||||ˆLe ‰cycle de la Belle Dame sans Mercyune anthologie poétique du 15. siècle (BNF MS FR. 1131)Alain Chartier, Baudet Herenc, Achille Caulierédition bilingue établie, traduite, présentée et annotée par David F. Hult et Joan E. McRaeParisH. Champion2003LXXX, 610 p.19 cm.Dono Prof. Alberto Varvaro.IT-UONSI F. Varvaro3640001UON005012332001 Champion classiques. Sér. Moyen Âge8LetteraturaMedioevoUONC096046FIFRParisUONL002984840.1Letteratura francese medievale (fino al 1400)21CHARTIERAlainUONV21231074220HERENCBaudetUONV243640290446CAULIERAchilleUONV243641HULTDavid F.UONV243642McRAEJohnUONV136497ChampionUONV248947650ITSOL20250912RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00501244SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI F. Varvaro3640 SI 33752 7 Dono Prof. Alberto Varvaro.Cycle de la Belle Dame sans Mercy1737231UNIOR