The Politics Of Interests: Interest Groups Transformed
- ISBN-10
- 0429975619
- ISBN-13
- 9780429975615
- Series
- The Politics Of Interests
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 421
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-02-19
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Mark P Petracca
Description
This is a thematically unified survey of current and significant issues affecting interest group politics and scholarship in the USA. Petracca has drawn together interest group scholars and practitioners to write 16 original essays dedicated to making the best and newest research accessable to students at all levels. The mix of perspectives and approaches aims to offer a stimulating analysis of contemporary American interest group activity.
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Other editions
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- 1992-03-10
- 448 pages
- Paperback
- Westview Press
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