{"product_id":"first-world-interest-groups-a-comparative-perspective-hardcover-2","title":"First World Interest Groups: A Comparative Perspective - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClive S. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eClive S. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first comprehensive appraisal of interest groups in Western democracies in thirty years a systematic comparison of interest group activities and their impact on public policymaking in twelve post-industrial First World nations. Using a conceptual framework, well-known experts provide an assessment of these interest group systems, identify similarities and differences, and point to current trends and future directions. This up-to-date overview and analysis is intended for students and specialists dealing with interest group behavior, comparative government and political institutions, and also with each country that is surveyed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis landmark comparative study of interest groups balances pluralist, corporatist, and to a lesser extent neo-Marxist approaches, synthesizing current know-how about interest groups in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Each country chapter describes the factors that affect interest group make-up, their operating techniques, and their influence, and chapter demonstrates how the interest group system impacts on the public policymaking process and how well the system is explained by the conceptual framework it is studies. This study is viewed in terms of an American model, a British model with its derivations, models in continental European democracies, and in newer democracies. A concluding chapter offers further insights, and a selected bibliography is helpful in pointing as it does to important sources for further study.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCLIVE S. THOMAS, Professor of Political Science, University of Alaska at Juneau, has written on interest groups at length. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003ePolitics and Public Policy in the Contemporary American West\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eInterest Groups Politcs in the Northeastern States\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eInterest Groups Politics in the Southern States\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eInterest Group Politics in the American West\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355704705273,"sku":"9780313273889","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/luEtfmWg_I9780313273889_ca5a32ae-81c5-415c-b16d-777408cc71c5.webp?v=1769854450","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/first-world-interest-groups-a-comparative-perspective-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}