02825nam 2200697 a 450 991046168050332120200520144314.00-8047-8134-610.1515/9780804781343(CKB)2670000000155649(EBL)867722(OCoLC)779828608(SSID)ssj0000646971(PQKBManifestationID)12321061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000646971(PQKBWorkID)10593285(PQKB)10916328(SSID)ssj0000663759(PQKBManifestationID)12258524(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000663759(PQKBWorkID)10604153(PQKB)11127737(MiAaPQ)EBC867722(DE-B1597)564779(DE-B1597)9780804781343(Au-PeEL)EBL867722(CaPaEBR)ebr10537880(OCoLC)1198931098(EXLCZ)99267000000015564920111024d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe not-so-special interests[electronic resource] interest groups, public representation, and American governance /Matt GrossmannStanford, Calif. Stanford University Press20121 online resource (250 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-8116-8 0-8047-8115-X Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Who is represented? -- pt. 2. Whose voice is heard?.""Lobbyist"" tends to be used as a dirty word in politics. Indeed, during the 2008 presidential primary campaign, Hillary Clinton was derided for even suggesting that some lobbyists represent ""real Americans."" But although many popular commentators position interest groups as representatives of special-not ""public""-interests, much organized advocacy is designed to advance public interests and ideas. Advocacy organizations-more than 1,600 of them-are now an important component of national political institutions. This book uses original data to explain why certain public groupsPressure groupsUnited StatesLobbyingUnited StatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Pressure groupsLobbyingRepresentative government and representation324/.40973Grossmann Matthew1027372MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461680503321The not-so-special interests2442763UNINA