02791nam 2200685 a 450 991079000680332120230801221904.00-8047-8134-610.1515/9780804781343(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 governmentPressure groupsLobbyingRepresentative government and representation324/.40973Grossmann Matthew1158078MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790006803321The not-so-special interests3850933UNINA