POLI 1090 Lecture 24: POLI 1090 Lecture 24
9 Apr 2018
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Proliferation of groups : the number of interest groups has grown exponentially over the last few decades primarily because of the expansion of government and of technology, expansion of government: groups coalesce around spending and political forces. Push for new government spending (all sorts: medicine, technology, education, energy, transportation. Example: sesame street viewers v. pbs donors: resolution: selective bene ts. Conferences, professional contacts, training programs, publications, coordination among organizations, research, legal held, professional codes, collective bargaining. Travel packages, insurance, discounts on consumer goods. Purposive: personal satisfaction, actual advocacy: bene ts: Advocacy, representation before government, participation in public affairs. How do interest groups in uence policy: insider strategies. Pursuing advocacy through the courts: outsider strategies. Campaigning and contributing to candidates: many groups employ a mix of insider and outsider strategies. How interest groups in uence congress : effective lobbyists have two things:
