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The governors' lobbyists : federal-state relations offices and governors associations in Washington / Jennifer M. Jensen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jensen, Jennifer M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lobbying--United States--States.
- Lobbying.
- Pressure groups--United States--States.
- Pressure groups.
- Associations, institutions, etc--Political activity--United States--States.
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Governors--United States.
- Governors.
- Intergovernmental cooperation--United States.
- Intergovernmental cooperation.
- Federal government--United States.
- Federal government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Today, approximately half of all American states have lobbying offices in Washington, DC, where governors are also represented by their own national, partisan, and regional associations.Jennifer M.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Puzzle of the Governors' Lobbyists; 1. Governors' Lobbyists as Political Safeguards of Federalism; 2. The Political Development of State Lobbying Offices; 3. The Political Development of the National Governors Association; 4. Modern State Offices at Work; 5. Modern Governors Organizations as Organized Interests; 6. Politics, Culture, and Variation in Maintenance of State Offices; 7. The Value of the Governors' Lobbyists; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472122141
- 0472122142
- OCLC:
- 956998893
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.4015740
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