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Beschreibung
Is lobbying, particularly by 'lobbyists for hire', resulting in a distortion of the democratic process? Does business, with its highly sophisticated and well-resourced lobbying operations, have an undue influence on decisions by politicians?

The book assess the impact of lobbying on the UK political system, the extent to which it shapes the political decision-making process and the extent to which this influence is beneficial or malign. The book outlines various lobbying groups and their methods of persuasion, plus the weakness of political action groups and social media when faced with the might of the lobbying industry.

The book is ideal reading for anyone seeking an introduction to lobbying.
Is lobbying, particularly by 'lobbyists for hire', resulting in a distortion of the democratic process? Does business, with its highly sophisticated and well-resourced lobbying operations, have an undue influence on decisions by politicians?

The book assess the impact of lobbying on the UK political system, the extent to which it shapes the political decision-making process and the extent to which this influence is beneficial or malign. The book outlines various lobbying groups and their methods of persuasion, plus the weakness of political action groups and social media when faced with the might of the lobbying industry.

The book is ideal reading for anyone seeking an introduction to lobbying.
Über den Autor
Wyn Grant is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Warwick
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of figures
1 Introduction
2 Who are the lobbyists?
3 How they lobby
4 Lobbying in action
5 Regulating lobbying
Further readingReferencesIndex
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781526126689
ISBN-10: 1526126680
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Grant, Wyn
Redaktion: Jones, Bill
Hersteller: Manchester University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Wyn Grant
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,121 kg
Artikel-ID: 123794000