LEADER 04674oam 2200529 450 001 9910783457303321 005 20170523091551.0 010 $a1-317-47173-3 010 $a1-315-70473-0 010 $a1-317-47174-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315704739 035 $a(OCoLC)527355680 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL5EES 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000220958 100 $a20050817d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEncyclopedia of interest groups and lobbyists in the United States /$fImmanuel Ness 210 1$aArmonk, N.Y. :$cM.E. Sharpe,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (2 volumes) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aFirst published 2000 by M.E. Sharpe. 311 $a0-7656-8022-X 311 $a0-7656-8002-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; PART I. INTEREST GROUPS; Section 1. Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate; American Bankers Association; America's Community Bankers; American Council of Life Insurance; American Financial Services Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Credit Union National Association; Independent Community Bankers of America; Independent Insurance Agents of America; Investment Company Institute; Mortgage Bankers Association of America 327 $aNational Association of Independent InsurersNational Association of Insurance Commissioners; National Association of Life Underwriters; National Association of Professional Insurance Agents; National Association of Realtors; National Venture Capital Association; Securities Industry Association; Section 2. Service, Trade, and Professional; American Bar Association; American Gaming Association; American Hotel and Motel Association; American Library Association; American Association of Advertising Agencies; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Food Marketing Institute 327 $aFraternal Order of PoliceNational Association of Convenience Stores; National Association of Retired Federal Employees; National Association of Social Workers; National Automobile Dealers Association; National Beer Wholesalers Association; National Federation of Independent Business; National Funeral Directors Association; National Restaurant Association; Petroleum Marketers Association of America; United States Chamber of Commerce; Section 3. Media, Entertainment, and Information; Accuracy in Media; American Council on Education; Association of American Publishers 327 $aFairness and Accuracy in ReportingMagazine Publishers of America; Motion Picture Association of America; National Association of Broadcasters; National Cable Television Association; Newspaper Association of America; Recording Industry Association of America; Software and Information Industry Association; Section 4. Health and Medical; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Cancer Society; American Chiropractic Association; American College of Emergency Physicians; American Dietetic Association; American Federation for AIDS Research; American Healthcare Association 327 $aAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Hospital Association; American Medical Association; American Nurses Association; American Occupational Therapy Association; American Psychiatric Association; American Society of Anesthesiologists; Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Section 5. Agriculture; American Farm Bureau Federation; American Agriculture Movement; American Meat Institute; American Sugarbeet Growers Association; International Dairy Foods Association; National Association of Wheat Growers; National Cattlemen's Beef Association; National Chicken Council 327 $aNational Cotton Council of America 330 $aA comprehensive general reference on major American interest groups. This encyclopedia provides information on the lobbies and interest groups that dominate modern American politics. It provides descriptions of 13 categories of groups, followed by A-Z entries on the groups within that category. 606 $aLobbyists$zUnited States$vEncyclopedias 606 $aPressure groups$zUnited States$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aLobbyists 615 0$aPressure groups 676 $a324/.4/097303 700 $aNess$b Immanuel.$0864151 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783457303321 996 $aEncyclopedia of interest groups and lobbyists in the United States$93701063 997 $aUNINA