Who Speaks for the Poor
Subtitle: National Interest Groups and Social Policy (Politics and Policy in American Institutions)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 23, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780815330752
Subjects: Political science & theory; Public Policy - General; Politics / Current Events; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; United States; POL; POL028000; Public Policy - Social Policy; Political Process - General; Political Science / Public Policy; Economic assistance, Domestic; Pressure groups; Social policy
First sentence: The central question that this book addresses is,"How do the interests of the poor gain presentation in the political process?"
Description: "How do the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process? This is the central question of R. Allen Hays's study on the role of interest groups in policymaking. Focusing on three sub-issues of social policy - housing, nutrition, and welfare - Hays illustrates the indirect representation that occurs with the help of the interest group system.

Drawing on surveys and congressional and interest group theory, Who Speaks for the Poor? presents evidence of how the frequency of testimony relates to influence in policymaking and shows the ways in which the needs of the poor get attention from policymakers."--BOOK JACKET.