03033nam 2200721 a 450 991097306080332120200520144314.09781589012820158901282897814356498971435649893(CKB)1000000000488754(EBL)547808(OCoLC)648711580(SSID)ssj0000115334(PQKBManifestationID)11143200(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115334(PQKBWorkID)10009156(PQKB)10125127(OCoLC)471131301(MdBmJHUP)muse3241(MiAaPQ)EBC547808(Perlego)949450(EXLCZ)99100000000048875420070810d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBrussels versus the Beltway advocacy in the United States and the European Union /Christine Mahoney1st ed.Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20081 online resource (273 p.)American governance and public policyDescription based upon print version of record.9781589012035 1589012038 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The U.S. and EU political systems -- Explaining advocacy -- Researching advocacy -- Lobbying positions -- Argumentation -- Lobbying targets -- Inside lobbying tactics -- Outside lobbying tactics -- Networking and coalitions -- Lobbying success -- Conclusion.This book presents the first large-scale study of lobbying strategies and outcomes in the United States and the European Union, two of the most powerful political systems in the world. Every day, tens of thousands of lobbyists in Washington and Brussels are working to protect and promote their interests in the policymaking process. Policies emanating from these two spheres have global impactsùthey set global standards, they influence global markets, and they determine global politics. Armed with extensive new data, Christine Mahoney challenges the conventional stereotypes that attribute any diAmerican governance and public policy.Pressure groupsUnited StatesPressure groupsEuropean Union countriesLobbyingUnited StatesLobbyingEuropean Union countriesPolicy networksUnited StatesPolicy networksEuropean Union countriesPressure groupsPressure groupsLobbyingLobbyingPolicy networksPolicy networks324/.40973Mahoney Christine1809652MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973060803321Brussels versus the Beltway4360558UNINA