The Interest Group Connection : Electioneering, Lobbying, and Policymaking

Organized interest groups have always played important role in American politics. They organize constituencies affected by what government does -- protecting their rights, defending their interests, and giving them a voice in the political process. This book examines interest group activities in Washington, DC. A fair and comprehensive assessment of the relationship between organized interests and federal policymakers; the book has now been substantially updated and revised in an all-new second edition. Broad in scope, it covers the electoral, legislative, judicial and policy implementation process, as well as interactions between the policymaking institutions. The authors' success in portraying the real nature of interest group politics is enhanced by their first-hand experience of the institutions and practitioners they are writing about.