02261oam 2200553 450 991082831730332120190911103515.01-4833-6654-51-4833-6653-71-78402-896-71-4833-4620-X1-4833-4619-6(OCoLC)889525218(MiFhGG)GVRL8GWL(EXLCZ)99371000000022524320150921h20142014 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrVital statistics on interest groups and lobbying /Holly BrasherLos Angeles :SAGE :CQ Press,[2014]�20141 online resource (xxviii, 441 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksIncludes index.1-322-29961-7 1-4522-1997-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.LobbyingUnited StatesLobbyingUnited StatesStatisticsPressure groupsUnited StatesPressure groupsUnited StatesStatisticsUnited StatesPolitics and government2009-LobbyingLobbyingPressure groupsPressure groups324.40973Brasher Holly1635702MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910828317303321Vital statistics on interest groups and lobbying3976627UNINA