Lobbying and Policy Change
Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Advocacy, Public Policy, and Policy Change
Chapter 2. Incrementalism and the Status Quo
Chapter 3. Structure or Chaos?
Chapter 4. Opposition and Obstacles
Chapter 5. Partisanship and Elections
Chapter 6. Strategic Choices
Chapter 7. Arguments
Chapter 8. Tactics
Chapter 9. Washington: The Real No-Spin Zone
Chapter 10. Does Money Buy Public Policy?
Chapter 11. Policy Outcomes
Chapter 12. Rethinking Policy Change
Methodological Appendix
Notes
Index
“This excellent book draws on a creative, original data set that nearly solves one of the great puzzles of political analysis: how to make a systematic assessment of who wields influence in politics. The authors amassed a phenomenal amount of information from interviews and electronic and print sources. Although much of what they find challenges common wisdom in political science, their findings are persuasive.”<Kay Schlozman, Boston College>
“Lobbying and Policy Change sets the benchmark for research about lobbying the American national government. With its ninety-eight case studies of policymaking, carefully analyzed by five leading political scientists, it is the basic reference for understanding Washington lobbying. The book’s conclusions are judicious, avoiding the extremes of overwrought populism or bland acceptance of the status quo. Avoiding technical language, Lobbying and Policy Change is the very best choice for the college classroom.”<Andrew McFarland, University of Illinois at Chicago>
APSA Political Organizations and Parties Section: Leon Epstein Award
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Political Science: American Government and Politics | Public Policy
Sociology: Social Change, Social Movements, Political Sociology
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