Lobbying In America: A Reference Handbook

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"Lobbying in America: A Reference Handbook" offers readers an insightful survey of interest group politics in the United States--the strategies, techniques, and impact both positive and negative. Written by one of the nation's premier scholars on the subject, it reveals the inner workings of the lobbying process like no other volume before it. "Lobbying in America" traces the growth of interest groups from the nation's infancy to the present. The book examines a range of related issues and controversies, including infamous scandals, attempts to regulate lobbying, and the overriding constitutional question of whether limiting money in politics is an infringement of free speech. Comparisons to lobbying systems in other countries as well as listings of key organizations and an extensive bibliography round out a volume that could not be more timely. Cover Contents List of Tables Preface 1 Background and History James Madison and the “Dangers of Factions” What Are Interests, Interest Groups, Lobbies, and Lobbyists? Thousands of American Interest Groups Patterns of Interest Group Proliferation Lobbying Power Is Built upon Interest Group Characteristics What Kinds of Groups Do Americans Join? Lobbyists, Lobbying, and Political Campaigns of All Types Direct Lobbying Private-Sector Lobbyists In-House Lobbyists New Trends in Lobbyist Training and Makeup The Lobbyist’s Role Indirect Lobbying References 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions To Control the Mischiefs of Factions? Interest Groups, Money, and the Question of Excessive Influence in the Policy-Making Process Controversy: Are Interest Groups a Threat to American Democracy? To Regulate or Not to Regulate The 1995 Reforms The 2007 Reforms Other Attempts to Regulate Lobbying Lobby Laws on the State Level Controversy: Has the Interest Group and Lobbying System Fundamentally Changed? Contemporary Controversies and Political Action References 3 Worldwide Perspective Lobbying in Canada An Overview of Lobbying in Europe European Corporatism Party Development and Weak Interest Group Lobbying Systems in the Transitioning Democracies of Eastern Europe Lobbying in Western Europe Non-European Patterns of Interest Group Politics Japan: Pluralist, Neo-Confucian, Corporatist Pattern? Developing Democracies Lobbying in the International Community: The EU Transnational and International Lobbying References 4 Chronology References 5 Biographical Sketches SCHOLARS AND COMMENTATORS Frank R. Baumgartner Jeffrey M. Berry Jeffrey Birnbaum Virginia Gray Ronald J. Hrebenar Grant Jordan David Lowery Andrew McFarland Anthony J. Nownes Robert Salisbury Kay Lehman Schlozman Philippe C. Schmitter Wolfgang Streeck Clive S. Thomas James Q. Wilson INTEREST GROUP FOUNDERS AND LEADERS Ethel Percy Andrus Glynn R. Birch Carrie Chapman Catt César Chávez Joan Claybrook Christopher C. DeMuth James C. Dobson Jerry L. Falwell Edwin J. Feulner Jr. Sandra S. Froman John W. Gardner Candace Lynne “Candy” Lightner George Meany Ralph Nader Cecile Richards John Sweeney Nelson Strobridge “Strobe” Talbott III Wilbert Joseph “Billy” Tauzin II Jack Joseph Valenti Fredric Michael “Fred” Wertheimer INFLUENTIAL LOBBYISTS Jack Abramoff Thomas Hale “Tommy” Boggs Jr. Gerald Cassidy Linda Daschle Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole Edward W. Gillespie Joel Jankowsky Tony Podesta Jack Quinn 6 Data and Documents Classical Writings Federalist No. 10 (1787) Democracy in America (1835) The Process of Government (1908) The Governmental Process: Political Interests and Public Opinion (1951) The Semisovereign People (1960) Who Governs? (1961) The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965) Political Organizations (1973) Still the Century of Corporatism? (1974) Lobbying “Gimme Five”—Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters. Final Report Before the Committee on Indian Affairs. One Hundred and Ninth Congress, Second Session. June 22, 2006 Lobbying Reform: Accountability through Transparency. House Committee on Rules, March 2, 2006 The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 The Role of Money in American Politics: The Tillman Act (1907) Federal Corrupt Practices Act (1910, 1911, and 1925) Hatch Act (1939 and 1940) Federal Election Campaign Act (1971, 1974, 1976, and 1979) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002) McConnell v. Federal Election Commission. 540 U.S. 93 (2003). Argued September 8, 2003. Decided December 10, 2003. Governmental Interests Underlying New FECA References 7 Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Agencies 8 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources Print Resources Books Journal Articles Academic Journals Periodicals and Newspapers Nonprint Resources Internet Sites Films Glossary A B C D E F G H I K L M N P R S U W Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y About the Authors