POLS 3470 Lecture Notes - Policy Network, Fiscal Policy, Charlottetown Accord
11 Mar 2014
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Challenged pluralism business ultimately dominated that process. Its needs dominate all other institutions in society ties between the business and political elite. Early politicians were financiers and businessmen policy decisions would benefit individual from both sides; does not work like that anymore placed in blind trusts. Prior to the 1970"s there was some political activity but not much, most of which was hidden from public view. Corporations began to have in-house capabilities; have individuals to conduct research to what is going on within government knowing what the senior bureaucrats are thinking and how to manipulate it for it to work with one"s business. Began to hire legal firms and lobbyists with the intent and purpose of trying to influence the decision making in washington. Pac raise significant amounts of capital which is used to influence decision making in washington; immense decision making influence in american politics.
