ABSTRACT
This is a thematically unified survey of current and significant issues affecting interest group politics and scholarship in the USA. Petracca has drawn together interest group scholars and practitioners to write 16 original essays dedicated to making the best and newest research accessable to students at all levels. The mix of perspectives and approaches aims to offer a stimulating analysis of contemporary American interest group activity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|95 pages
Approaches to Interest Groups
part II|102 pages
The Organization of Interests
part III|83 pages
Political Institutions and Interest Groups
part IV|60 pages
Interest Group Activity and Influence
part V|19 pages
Looking Ahead