Synthesizing theory, personal research, and prior studies on
interest groups and other lobbies, William P. Browne offers a new,
insightful overview of organized political interests and explains
how and why they affect public policy.
Drawing on his extensive experience researching interest groups,
Browne assesses the impact that special interests have long had in
shaping policy. He explains how they fit into the policymaking
process and into society, how they exercise their influence, and
how they adapt to changing circumstances.
Browne describes the diversity of existing interests --
associations, businesses, foundations, churches, and others -- and
explores the multidimensional tasks of lobbying, from disseminating
information through making financial contributions to cultivating
the media. He shows how organized interests target not just the
public and policymakers but even other interest groups, and how
they create policy niches as a survival strategy. He also looks at
winnable issues, contrasts them with more difficult ones, and
explains what makes the difference.
"Groups, Interests, and U.S. Public Policy" is a serious study
written in a lighthearted tone. It offers political scientists a
new theory of how and why interest groups influence public policy
while it enlightens students and general readers about how policy
is actually shaped in America.
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