Overview of lobbying trends -- Types of interest groups in the Washington lobbying community -- The issues -- The geography of lobbying -- The lobbyists -- Lobbying firms -- Lobbying and Congressional bills -- The agencies, the House, and the Senate -- Organization characteristics, the agencies, the House, and the Senate -- Campaign contributions, organizations, lobbyists, and recipients.
Summary:
This volume in the CQ Press series on vital statistics in American politics tackles interest groups and lobbying. The book builds from data that has been collected and organized from disclosure forms now required to be filed by registered lobbyists.
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