LEADER 02864oam 22006494a 450 001 9910781803003321 005 20210106200626.0 010 $a1-58901-282-8 010 $a1-4356-4989-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488754 035 $a(EBL)547808 035 $a(OCoLC)648711580 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000115334 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11143200 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115334 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10009156 035 $a(PQKB)10125127 035 $a(OCoLC)471131301 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547808 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488754 100 $a20070810d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBrussels Versus the Beltway$b[electronic resource] $eAdvocacy in the United States and the European Union /$fChristine Mahoney 210 $aWashington, DC $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 0 $aAmerican governance and public policy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-203-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-250) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThis 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 impactsu?they 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 di 606 $aPolicy networks$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aPolicy networks$zUnited States 606 $aLobbying$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aLobbying$zUnited States 606 $aPressure groups$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aPressure groups$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolicy networks 615 0$aPolicy networks 615 0$aLobbying 615 0$aLobbying 615 0$aPressure groups 615 0$aPressure groups 676 $a324/.40973 700 $aMahoney$b Christine$01579510 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781803003321 996 $aBrussels Versus the Beltway$93859674 997 $aUNINA