Rolling the Dice with State Initiatives
Subtitle: Interest Group Involvement in Ballot Campaigns
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: December 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780275974961
Subjects: Political science & theory; Pressure groups & lobbying; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; California; Mississippi; Missouri; Government - Legislative Branch; Government - State & Provincial; Public Policy - General; Political Science / State & Local Government; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Process - Elections; Political Process - Political Parties; Associations, institutions, et; Associations, institutions, etc.; Lobbying; Political activity; Pressure groups; States; United States
First sentence: Names such as Boss Tweed, Mark Hanna, George Washington Plunkitt, and Tammany Hall bring to mind images of a bygone era in which the power of the political machine, cronyism, brokerage politics, corruption, and "big business" reigned supreme.