Lobbying and Policy Change :Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

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ISBN: 9780226039459

Frank R. Baumgartner Jeffrey M. Berry Marie Hojnacki David C. Kimball Beth L. Leech

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Lobbying and Policy Change :Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

Frank R. Baumgartner(Author) Jeffrey M. Berry(Author) Marie Hojnacki(Author) David C. Kimball(Author) Beth L. Leech(Author)

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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 the difference between successful and unsuccessful efforts. Moreover, they show, these attempts must overcome an entrenched Washington system with a tremendous bias in favor of the status quo. Though elected officials and existing policies carry more weight, lobbies have an impact too, and when advocates for a given issue finally succeed, policy tends to change significantly. The authors argue, however, that the lobbying community so strongly reflects elite interests that it will not fundamentally alter the balance of power unless its makeup shifts dramatically in favor of average Americans' concerns.

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Type	Book
ISBN13	9780226039459
ISBN10	0226039455
Number Of Pages	360
Item Weight	539 g
Product Dimensions	15 x 23 x 2 mm
Publisher / Reseller	The University of Chicago Press
Format	paperback

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"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, their findings are persuasive." - Kay Schlozman, Boston College"

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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 Missouri - St. Louis. Beth L. Leech is associate professor of political science at Rutgers University.

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Lobbying and Policy Change :Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

Frank R. Baumgartner Jeffrey M. Berry Marie Hojnacki David C. Kimball Beth L. Leech

3.58 ( 178 Ratings by Goodreads)