American Business and Political Power - Public Opinion, Elections, and Democracy

List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Business Unity and Its Consequences for Representative Democracy3. Identifying Business Unity4. A Portrait of Unifying Issues5. Public Opinion, Elections, and Lawmaking6. Overt Sources of Business Power7. Structural Sources of Business Power8. The Role of Business in Shaping Public Opinion9. The Compatibility of Business Unity and Popular SovereigntyAppendix AAdditional Coding Rules Used to Uncover Positions of the U.S. Chamber of CommerceAppendix BThe Potential for Feedback between Policy and OpinionReferencesIndex

A propos de l'auteur

Mark A. Smith is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Washington.

Résumé

Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this work, the author sets conventional wisdom on its head. He states that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mark Smith, Mark A. Smith
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.10.2000
• EAN: 9780226764641
• ISBN: 978-0-226-76464-1
• Pages: 245
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Poids: 454 g
• Thèmes: Studies in Communication, Medi; Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion; Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion (CHUP); Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion (CHUP); Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories politiques et histoire des idées; USA, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Business & management, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Political science and theory, Industry & industrial studies, Pressure groups & lobbying, Industry and industrial studies