The Business of America Is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate

by Lee Drutman

Book Overview

Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? Drawing on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists, The Business of America is Lobbying provides a fascinating and detailed picture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190215518
• ISBN13: 9780190215514
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"