{"product_id":"lobbying-for-the-people-the-political-behavior-of-public-interest-groups-9780691611778","title":"Lobbying for the People  The Political Behavior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*TABLES AND FIGURES, pg. viii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS, pg. xi*CHAPTER I. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. The Origins and Maintenance of Public Interest Organizations, pg. 18*CHAPTER III. Organizational Resources, pg. 45*CHAPTER IV. Public Interest Representatives, pg. 79*CHAPTER V. Speaking for Those Who Can't: The Fund for Animals, pg. 110*CHAPTER VI. \"Fighting the Fights That Others Don't\"- The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, pg. 141*CHAPTER VII. Communication and Decision Making, pg. 178*CHAPTER VIII. The Tactics of Advocacy . .., pg. 212*CHAPTER IX... And the Strategies of Influence, pg. 253*CHAPTER CHI. Public Interest Groups and the Governmental Process, pg. 286*APPENDIX A: Interview Schedule, pg. 293*APPENDIX BETA: Sample of Public Interest Groups Used in the Study, pg. 298*APPENDIX C: A Note on Research Methods, pg. 301*Bibliography, pg. 307*Index, pg. 321","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037271425367,"sku":"9780691611778","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691611778.jpg?v=1750935085","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lobbying-for-the-people-the-political-behavior-of-public-interest-groups-9780691611778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}