Lobbying for the People: The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups

by Jeffrey M. Berry

Book Overview

In recent years there has been growing recognition of the role played in American politics by groups such as Common Cause, the Sierra Club, and Zero Population Growth. This book considers their work in terms of their origins and development, resources, patterns of recruitment, decision-making processes, and lobbying tactics.

How do public interest groups select the issues on which they work? How do they allocate their resources? How do they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691611777
• ISBN13: 9780691611778
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"