Common Cause
Home > Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political activism / Political engagement > Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action > Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest(Chatham House series on change in American politics)
Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest(Chatham House series on change in American politics)

Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest(Chatham House series on change in American politics)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Common Cause - a concise description: Common Cause issues; the emphasis on structure and process issues. Part 2 The civic reformers: Common Cause an the reform tradition; mistakes of the progressives; why Common Cause began in 1970. Part 3 The members: demographic characteristics; attitudes toward the federal government; the logic of collective action. Part 4 The structure of the organization: Common Cause as a technical organization; insider-outsider lobbying; state organizations; finances; relationships with the press; the policy research group; the national staff; headquarters volunteers. Part 5 Who controls Common Cause?: the political exchange model; the participation model of democracy; descriptive representation; federalism and representation; unity; relationships among conceptions of democracy; who rules Common Cause?. Part 6 Lobbying - working to persuade the undecided: ways of influencing congress; Common Cause and congressional incentives for self-regulation; congressional incentives for reform; reforming the executive branch; litigation and political action. Part 7 The program - campaign reform: do good-government reforms matter?; campaign reform; funding of congressional elections. Part 8 The program - procedural reform: getting information about decision making; the government in the sunshine; lobbying disclosure legislation; financial disclosure legislation; the sunset proposal for administrative reform; reform of the house of representatives; state-level reforms; antiwar lobbying - 1971-72. Part 9 Will Common Cause endure?: networks of reform - the logic of organization; the creator of the logic; continuing without Gardner; pragmatism, the concept of representation and political survival; the future; the effectiveness of middle-class reform movements.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780934540285
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Series Title: Chatham House series on change in American politics
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0934540284
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Sub Title: Lobbying in the Public Interest


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest(Chatham House series on change in American politics)
-
Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest(Chatham House series on change in American politics)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest(Chatham House series on change in American politics)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!