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Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why
Frank R. Baumgartner
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Description for Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why
Paperback. During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid government of lobbyists' undue influence. Based on a comprehensive examination of ninety-eight issues, this title demonstrates that sixty per cent of the lobbying campaigns failed to change policy despite millions of dollars spent trying. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line drawings, 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid government of lobbyists' undue influence. For the authors of Lobbying and Policy Change, the most extensive study ever done on the topic, these promises ring hollow - not because politicians fail to keep them but because lobbies are far less influential than political rhetoric suggests. Based on a comprehensive examination of ninety-eight issues, this volume demonstrates that sixty percent of recent lobbying campaigns failed to change policy despite millions of dollars spent trying. Why? The authors find that resources explain less than five percent of ... Read more
During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid government of lobbyists' undue influence. For the authors of Lobbying and Policy Change, the most extensive study ever done on the topic, these promises ring hollow - not because politicians fail to keep them but because lobbies are far less influential than political rhetoric suggests. Based on a comprehensive examination of ninety-eight issues, this volume demonstrates that sixty percent of recent lobbying campaigns failed to change policy despite millions of dollars spent trying. Why? The authors find that resources explain less than five percent of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226039459
SKU
V9780226039459
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About Frank R. Baumgartner
Frank R. Baumgartner is the Bruce R. Miller and Dean D. LaVigne Professor of Political Science at Penn State University. Jeffrey M. Berry is the John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Marie Hojnacki is associate professor of political science at Penn State University. David C. Kimball is associate professor of political science at the University of ... Read more
Reviews for Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why
"This excellent book draws on a creative, original data set that nearly solves one of the great puzzles of political analysis: how to make a systematic assessment of who wields influence in politics. The authors amassed a phenomenal amount of information from interviews and electronic and print sources. Although much of what they find challenges common wisdom in political science, ... Read more