Lobbying, Pluralism and Democracy (Advances in Political Science)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: July 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780333920565
Subjects: Central government; Political science & theory; Political structures: democracy; Pressure groups & lobbying; U.S. Lobbies And Interest Groups; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; History & Theory - General; Political Process - Elections; Political Process - General; Political Science / Democracy; General; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Lobbying; Politics and government; Pressure groups; United States
First sentence: When you observe the American scene from a European angle, you cannot help but notice how group politics is a highly structured and institutionalized system, despite the somewhat informal nature of this type of representation.