The Business of America is Lobbying
How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate
Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 June 2017
- ISBN 9780190677435
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 231x155x15 mm
- Weight 422 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The Business of America is Lobbying provides a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why they do it, and why it matters. Lively and engaging, rigorous and nuanced, The Business of America is Lobbying will change how we think about lobbying - and how we might reform it.
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Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? Drawing on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists, The Business of America is Lobbying provides a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why they do it, and why it matters. Since the 1970s, a wave of new government regulations and declining economic conditions has mobilized business leaders, and companies have developed new political capacities. Managers soon began to see public policy as an opportunity, not just a threat. . Ever since, corporate lobbying has become more pervasive, more proactive, and more particularistic. Lee Drutman argues that lobbyists drove this development by helping managers see the importance of politics and how proactive and aggressive engagement could help companies' bottom lines. Politics is messy, unpredictable, and more competitive than ever, but the growth of lobbying has driven several important changes that have increased the power of business in American politics. And now, the costs of effective lobbying have risen to a level that only larger businesses can typically afford. Lively and engaging, rigorous and nuanced, this will change how we think about lobbying-and how we might reform it.
With careful research and an unflinching eye for telling detail, Lee Drutman shows beyond any doubt how big money is strangling our democracy, and why the rest of us must take action before its last gasp. A vitally important book everyone who cares about America must read."
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: The Pervasive Position of Business
Chapter 2: Why the Growth of Corporate Lobbying Matters
Chapter 3: The Growth of Corporate Lobbying
Chapter 4: How and Why Corporations Lobby
Chapter 5: How Corporations Cooperate and Compete
Chapter 6: How Corporations Make Sense of Politics
Chapter 7: How Lobbyists Perpetuate Lobbying
Chapter 8: Testing Alternative Explanations for Growth
Chapter 9: The Stickiness of Lobbying
Chapter 10: The Business of America is Lobbying
