LEADER 03399nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910779004003321 005 20230802005252.0 010 $a1-280-77053-8 010 $a9786613681300 010 $a0-300-16758-X 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300167580 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104173 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24487555 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000694218 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11444051 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000694218 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10666904 035 $a(PQKB)11090486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420874 035 $a(DE-B1597)485744 035 $a(OCoLC)801411247 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300167580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420874 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10571000 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL368130 035 $a(OCoLC)923598529 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104173 100 $a20111118d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe vulnerability thesis$b[electronic resource] $einterest group influence and institutional design /$fLorelei K. Moosbrugger 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-16679-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Interest Group Influence And Institutional Design -- $t2. The Vulnerability Thesis -- $t3. Evidence From The Environment -- $t4. The European Union -- $t5. The United Kingdom: Minority Influence And Majority Rule -- $t6. Germany: The Politics Of Paying The Polluter -- $t7. Austria: Political Cover And Policy Choice -- $t8. Sweden: Minority Representation And The Majority Interest -- $t9. Institutional Design And The Quality Of Democracy -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWhere politics is dominated by two large parties, as in the United States, politicians should be relatively immune to the influence of small groups. Yet narrow interest groups often win private benefits against majority preferences and at great public expense. Why? The "vulnerability thesis" is that the electoral system is largely to blame, making politicians in two-party systems more vulnerable to interest group demands than politicians in multiparty systems. Political scientist Lorelei Moosbrugger ranks democracies on a continuum of political vulnerability and tests the thesis by examining agrochemical policy in Austria, Britain, Germany, Sweden, and the European Union. 606 $aMajorities$vCase studies 606 $aMajorities 606 $aPressure groups$vCase studies 606 $aPressure groups 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$vCase studies 606 $aRepresentative government and representation 615 0$aMajorities 615 0$aMajorities. 615 0$aPressure groups 615 0$aPressure groups. 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation. 676 $a322.4/3 700 $aMoosbrugger$b Lorelei K$01584653 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779004003321 996 $aThe vulnerability thesis$93868587 997 $aUNINA