Stealth Lobbying: Interest Group Influence and Health Care Reform

ISBN-13: 9781009188944 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Amy Melissa (University of Exeter) McKay

Opis

This book provides new insight into how and when lobbyists influence the American policy-making process.

Recenzje

'Stealth lobbying carefully tackles the perhaps hardest question in interest group research – how to identify group influence - relying on novel methods and a unique mix of new data sources about the Affordable Care Act not analyzed systematically on such a large scale before. Its approach and findings will be a reference point for those exploring the often-quiet efforts of lobbyists to put their mark on legislation in and beyond the US context.' Anne Rasmussen, Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

Spis treści

1. Identifying the Hidden Influence of Lobbyists in Public Policymaking; 2. Scheduling Influence and Buying Access; 3. The Strategic Behavior of Individual Lobbyists and their PACs; 4. Stealth Fundraising and Legislative Favors; 5. Stealth Lobbying, Stealth Contributions, and the Affordable Care Act; 6. Conclusions About Money in Politics.