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Competitive Interests
Thomas T. Holyoke
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Description for Competitive Interests
Paperback. Offers a model of strategic lobbying that shows why some group lobbyists feel compelled to fight stronger, wealthier groups even when they know they will lose. This title offers answers about what kinds of policies are more likely to lead to intense competition and what kinds of interest groups have an advantage in protracted conflicts. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 figures, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
"Competitive Interests" does more than simply challenge the long -held belief that a small set of interests control large domains of the public policy making landscape. It shows how the explosion in the sheer number of new groups, and the broad range of ideological demands they advocate, have created a form of group politics emphasizing compromise as much as conflict. Thomas T. Holyoke offers a model of strategic lobbying that shows why some group lobbyists feel compelled to fight stronger, wealthier groups even when they know they will lose. Holyoke interviewed 83 lobbyists who have been advocates on several contentious ... Read more
"Competitive Interests" does more than simply challenge the long -held belief that a small set of interests control large domains of the public policy making landscape. It shows how the explosion in the sheer number of new groups, and the broad range of ideological demands they advocate, have created a form of group politics emphasizing compromise as much as conflict. Thomas T. Holyoke offers a model of strategic lobbying that shows why some group lobbyists feel compelled to fight stronger, wealthier groups even when they know they will lose. Holyoke interviewed 83 lobbyists who have been advocates on several contentious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
American Governance and Public Policy Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589017795
SKU
V9781589017795
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About Thomas T. Holyoke
Thomas T. Holyoke is an associate professor of political science at California State University, Fresno.
Reviews for Competitive Interests
This book is an impressive addition to the contemporary interest-group literature. It is well worth reading by the broader audience interested in American lawmaking and policy dynamics. Perspectives on Politics Holyoke provides an important contribution to scholarship of group politics by bringing together literatures addressing collective action and legislative lobbying. Doing so yields important insight regarding the potentially competing incentives ... Read more