The Social Process of Lobbying: Cooperation or Collusion?

by John C. Scott

Book Overview

Despite a wealth of theorizing and research about each concept, lobbying and norms still raise a number of interesting issues. Why do lobbyists and politicians engage in cooperative behavior? How does cooperative behavior in lobbying affect policy making? If democratic participation is good, why do we view lobbying as bad?

Lobbying engenders debate about its effects on the political process and on policy development.　 Sociologists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138287342
• ISBN13: 9781138287341
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"