Developing Interests: Organizational Change and the Politics of Advocacy

by McGee Young

Book Overview

Organized interests are perennially under fire for distorting public policies. Critics charge that they privilege the demands of favored constituencies at the expense of the broader public interest. Yet despite the importance of interest groups in the political process, little systematic research has been conducted into the development of political identities and lobbying capacities among major advocacy organizations. How does a group come to represent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617043
• ISBN13: 9780700617043
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"