Revolving door lobbying : public service, private influence, and the unequal representation of interests / Timothy M. LaPira and Herschel F. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaPira, Timothy M., author.

Thomas, Herschel F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbyists--United States.

Lobbyists.

Lobbying--United States.

Lobbying.

United States.

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Civil service--United States.

Civil service.

Physical Description:

xiii, 258 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]

Contents:

Part I The Politics OF Washington's Revolving Door 3

1 The Problem: The Alarming Rise of the Revolving Door 24

2 The Puzzle: The K Street Kingpin or the Librarian 24

3 The Model: Lobbying as Political Insurance 52

Part II The Empirical Investigation of Washington's Revolving Door

3 How Lucrative Is the Revolving Door? The Political Economy of K Street 85

3 Revolving Door Lobbyists Are the Unheavenly Chorus 103

3 Issue Politics on K Street 131

3 Policy Agendas, Legislative Priorities, and the Revolving Door Lobbying Strategy 154

Part III The Policy and Normative Implications of Washington's Revolving Door

7 Reassessing Lobbying Regulation in Washington 181

9 Public Service, Private Influence, and the Unequal Representation of Interests 202.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780700624508

0700624503

OCLC:

963747447