商品簡介
In his introductory chapter, Thomas (political science, U. of Alaska, Juneau) notes that this primer for generating research by college students and scholars focuses primarily on the US political system due to its domination of the study of interest groups since the 1950s and the expected readership; on major authors, works, and trends; and on readily available print references. Adhering to a broad definition of "interest groups," the contributors address types of sources, theories of interest group activity (e.g., pluralism, elitism, corporatism); interest group organization, life cycle, and relationship to public opinion; and new and foreign lobbying groups. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
CLIVE S. THOMAS is Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau. He is the author ofFirst World Interest Groups: A Comparative Perspective (Greenwood, 1993).
