The Persuaders: When Lobbyists Matter
The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyses the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. On most policy issues lobbyists simply do not matter. But, on rare occasions lobbyists can make a difference and this book explains when they matter and why.
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The Persuaders: When Lobbyists Matter
The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyses the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. On most policy issues lobbyists simply do not matter. But, on rare occasions lobbyists can make a difference and this book explains when they matter and why.
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The Persuaders: When Lobbyists Matter

The Persuaders: When Lobbyists Matter

by S. John
The Persuaders: When Lobbyists Matter

The Persuaders: When Lobbyists Matter

by S. John

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Overview

The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyses the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. On most policy issues lobbyists simply do not matter. But, on rare occasions lobbyists can make a difference and this book explains when they matter and why.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349430963
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/01/2002
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Pages: 277
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

STEVEN A. JOHN is Director of DLA Upstream, the political consulting arm of the City law firm, Dibb Lupton Alsop. Previously he has worked for ITN as politics producer and for four political consulting firms.

Table of Contents

When Lobbyists Matter What Effectiveness Means for Lobbyists The Effect of Lobbyists: A Political Science Framework Church Bells versus Shop Tills: The Campaign for and against Sunday Trading The Failure of CrossRail The Success of the Jubilee Line Extension Limiting Professional Liability Conclusions and Survey Data
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