Lobbying and policymaking : the public pursuit of private interests / Ken Godwin, Scott H. Ainsworth, Erik Godwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godwin, Ken, author.

Ainsworth, Scott H., author.

Godwin, Erik, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbying--United States.

Lobbying.

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Policy sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : CQ Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the impact of lobbying on the policymaking process? And who benefits? This book argues that most research overlooks the lobbying of regulatory agencies even though it accounts for almost half of all lobbying - even though bureaucratic agencies have considerable leeway in how they choose to implement law.

Contents:

LOBBYING AND POLICYMAKING - FRONT COVER

LOBBYING AND POLICYMAKING

CONTENTS

TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES

PREFACE

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

1 KEY CONCEPTS AND IDEAS

What Do Lobbyists Do?

Key Terms

Types of Lobbyists

Types of Policies

Approach of This Book

Data

Theoretical Rigor and Practical Politics

2 MODELS OF INFLUENCE

Two Models and Two Metaphors

The North American Free Trade Agreement

Competing Models of Group Influence on Policy

Pluralism and Elitism

The Challenge of Exchange Models

Issue Networks

Can We Reject the Exchange or Pluralist Models?

Neopluralism: It All Depends

Interest Groups, Parties, and Political Representation

Summary

3 THE POLICY PROCESS

Making Sense of the Policy Process

Policy Stages and the Study of Group Influence

Energy Policy

The American Jobs Creation Act

The Data Quality Act and the Battle Over Atrazine

The Impact of the Data Quality Act on Regulation

The Battle Over Atrazine

Placing Our Case Studies Within the Policy Stages Framework

The Role of Collective and Private Goods

4 POLICYMAKING BY REGULATORY AGENCIES

The Breadth of the Regulatory Process

The Role of the Bureaucracy in the Creation of Law

The Relationship Between Oversight Mechanisms and Lobbying

Lobbying Strategies

Case Studies of a Police Patrol and a Fire Alarm

Implementing the Data Quality Act

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Regulation of Perchlorate

5 INTEREST-GROUP PARTICIPATION, STRATEGIES, AND SUCCESS IN THE REGULATORY PROCESS

Incentives for Lobbying the Bureaucracy

The Frequency and Perceived Importance of Regulatory Lobbying

Perceived Lobbying Success

Strategies for Influencing Regulatory Agencies

Written Comments Concerning a Proposed Rule.

Participation in Federal Advisory Committees

Lobbying Congress to Affect Regulatory Agencies

Public Hearings

Regulatory Waivers

6 LOBBYING ALONE OR COOPERATIVELY

Drug Reimportation

The Death Tax

The Effectiveness of Cooperative Lobbying

Building a Coalition

Benefits of Joining a Coalition

Building a Coalition to Block Policy Change

Costs of Participation in Coalitions and Cooperative Lobbying Efforts

Empirical Issues Concerning Cooperation and Lobbying Success

7 THE CASE FOR NEOPLURALISM

Limitations of Previous Studies of Lobbying

Concentrating on Campaign Contributions and Roll Call Votes

Examining Single Issues

Studying Only High-Conflict and Highly Visible Issues

Solutions to the Research Problems

Testing Neopluralist Expectations

Policymaking and Lobbying Are Lengthy Processes Involving Multiple Decisions

Major Policy Changes Involve Competitive Lobbying

Government Officials Are Effective Policy Advocates

Political Parties, Ideology, and Elections Constrain Interest-Group Influence

The Power of Inertia

Overcoming the Free Rider Problem

Institutions Matter

What Resources Are Important to Lobbying Success?

Why Do Resources Appear Not to Matter?

8 EVIDENCE FOR THE EXCHANGE MODEL

The Supply and Demand for Policy Support

The Price Officials Charge

The Price Groups Pay

Enforcing Exchange Agreements

The Resources Interest Organizations Provide Policymakers

Exchanges With Unelected Policymakers

Implications of Exchange Models for Political Representation

Implications of Exchange Theory for Lobbying Strategies

The Role of Private Goods in Lobbying

A Test of the Exchange Model

9 BUILDING A MODEL OF LOBBYING

The Moose Hunt

Building Coalitions

Building a Model of Lobbying.

The Role of Political Institutions and Policymakers' Costs

Allowing Multiple Winners and Allowing No Winners

Models of Lobbying for Collective Goods

A Model That Includes Private and Collective Goods

Nontechnical Summary of the Lobbying Models

Resource Allocation Between Private and Collective Goods

What Firms Want and the Value of Policy Decisions

A Multivariate Analysis of Lobbying Decisions

Conclusion

A More Formal Presentation

10 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

What Do Interests Want, and What Strategies Do They Use?

Interest Organizations Want Private As Well As Collective Goods

Campaign Contributions

The Decision to Lobby, Cheap Ride, or Free Ride

Policymaking in the Bureaucracy

What Factors Lead to Lobbying Success?

Defend the Status Quo

Seek Private Goods Rather Than Collective Goods

Participate in Established Lobbying Relationships

What Are the Implications of Our Findings for American Democracy?

Questions You Must Answer

APPENDIX: SO YOU WANT TO BECOME A LOBBYIST?

A General Blueprint of Lobbying

Substantive Expertise

Process Expertise: Institutions Matter

People Expertise

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781483349336

1483349330

9781452292991

145229299X

OCLC:

877868516