Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

Washington Lobbies Are Far Less Influential Than Political Rhetoric Suggests. In Fact, Sixty Percent Of Recent Lobbying Campaigns Failed To Change Policy Despite Millions Of Dollars Spent Trying. This Book Explains Why. Advocacy, Public Policy, And Policy Change -- Incrementalism And The Status Quo -- Structure Or Chaos? -- Opposition And Obstacles -- Partisanship And Elections -- Strategic Choices -- Arguments -- Tactics -- Washington: The Real No-spin Zone -- Does Money Buy Public Policy? -- Policy Outcomes -- Rethinking Policy Change. Frank R. Baumgartner ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [303]-326) And Index.