The Hollow Core: Private Interests in National Policy MakingCritics of the policy-making process argue that private interest groups exert too much influence on the decisions of government, but only rarely has this proposition been examined systematically. The Hollow Core draws on interviews with more than 300 interest groups, 800 lobbyists, and 300 government officials to assess the efforts of private organizations to influence federal policy in four areas--agriculture, energy, health, and labor policy. |
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The Lawyer and the Heavyweight | 3 |
The Policy Domains | 24 |
Representatives and Their Clients | 59 |
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The Hollow Core: Private Interests in National Policy Making John P. Heinz,Robert L. Nelson No preview available - 1997 |
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