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1	Interest Group Society more books like this by Jeffrey M Berry add to wishlist The "gold standard" on interest group politics has been updated for the first time in over a decade. With the help of a new co-author and premier scholar - Clyde Wilcox of Georgetown University - this long awaited revision offers up-to-date coverage on the explosion of business lobbyists, the closer relationship between parties and interest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| SVS
2	Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life more books like this by Robert B Reich add to wishlist One of the nations most valued voices on politics, business, and the economy--the bestselling author of "Locked in the Cabinet" and "The Work of Nations"--discusses the clash between capitalism and democracy, in this timely, impassioned, and highly important book. see all copies from $2.97! new only from $5.69! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street, and the Frustration of American Politics more books like this by Kevin P Phillips add to wishlist Everyone knows that Washington is completely out of touch with the rest of the country. Now Kevin Phillips, whose bestselling books have prophesied the major watersheds of American party politics, tells us why. Washington - mired in bureaucracy, captured by the money power of Wall Street, and dominated by 90,000 lobbyists, 60,000 lawyers, and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics more books like this by Margaret E Keck, Kathryn Sikkink add to wishlist "A masterful combination of emerging theory and empirical comparison of one of the most intriguing areas of transnational politics. Keck and Sikkink access a broad range of theory from social movements, international relations, and comparative politics research to glean from a wealth of their own research findings solid and thought-provoking ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $15.54! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Interest Group Politics more books like this by Allan J Cigler (Editor), Burdett A Loomis (Editor) add to wishlist A new edition of the classic collection of essays on organize and how interests seek to affect election results and public policies. The new edition of this best-selling reader features 18 original essays -- nearly all of them new to this edition -- by top scholars in the field to present multiple, up-to-date perspectives on the formation, inner ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back more books like this by Lou Dobbs add to wishlist Offering solutions as well as commentary, prominent CNN host and commentator Lou Dobbs unleashes his manifesto on the vanishing American dream. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Unexpected Power: Conflict and Change Among Transnational Activists more books like this by Shareen Hertel add to wishlist see all copies from $6.80! new only from $6.80! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Identity in Democracy more books like this by Amy Gutmann add to wishlist Written by one of America's leading political thinkers, this is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of identity politics. Amy Gutmann rises above the raging polemics that often characterize discussions of identity groups and offers a fair-minded assessment of the role they play in democracies. She addresses fundamental questions of ... see all copies from $7.19! new only from $24.55! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Interest Groups and Congress: Lobbying, Contributions and Influence more books like this by John R Wright add to wishlist Re-issued as part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, Wright's authoritative text on interest groups in the U.S. features a new Foreword, by Bruce Oppenheimer of Vanderbilt University that explores the text's enduring contributions to the discipline. Wright's renowned text surveys the history, organization, aims and processes of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
10	Trust Betrayed more books like this by Dale Van Atta add to wishlist Known as the organization that gives "great deals" to seniors through various discounts, the American Association of Retired Persons has another side which Dale Van Atta says works to the detriment of taxpayers, especially AARP members. In this book, he exposes the hidden agendas that will make AARP members think twice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.07! \| first editions
11 view cover	Politics and Public Policy more books like this by Carl E Van Horn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.14! \| SVS
12 view cover	Government's End more books like this by Jon Rauch add to wishlist An earlier edition of this extraordinarily prescient, elegantly written book created a sensation among Washington media insiders when it was published more than five years ago under the title Demosclerosis. In it, Jonathan Rauch, a former correspondent for The Economist and a columnist for National Journal, showed with startling clarity the ... see all copies from $2.33! new only from $5.62! \| SVS
13 view cover	American Business and Political Power: Public Opinion, Elections, and Democracy more books like this by Mark A Smith add to wishlist Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this work, the author sets conventional wisdom on its head. He states that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. see all copies from $13.41! new only from $24.46! \| SVS
14 view cover	Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration more books like this by Seth Shulman add to wishlist This vitally important expose shows how the Bush administration has systematically misled Americans on a wide range of scientific issues affecting public health, foreign policy, and the environment by ignoring, suppressing, manipulating, or even distorting scientific research. It is the first book to focus exclusively on how this explosive issue ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Interest Group Politics in America more books like this by Ronald J Hrebenar add to wishlist Interest-group lobbying is a controversial activity in American politics and this book provides a study of group power. This edition includes expanded coverage of the changing dynamics of power politics in America; new media venues and grassroots organizing; and the perennial issue of reform. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
16	Destroying Democracy: How Government Funds Partisan Politics more books like this by James T Bennett add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! first editions
17 view cover	Junk Science: How Politicians, Corporations, and Other Hucksters Betray Us more books like this by Dan Agin add to wishlist Dan Agin, Ph.D., argues that we will pay a heavy price for the follies of groups that consciously warp the public's understanding of science to maintain riches and power. In an entertaining but frank tone, Agin exposes the data faking, reality ignoring, fear-mongering, and outright lying that contribute to intentionally manufactured public ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $5.74! \| first editions
18	Demosclerosis:: The Silent Killer of American Government more books like this by Jonathan Rauch add to wishlist A prominent Washington journalist exposes the inherent flaw in American democracy that is crippling government's effectiveness: it's not that the government can't get things done--it's that it can't get things undone. An indispensable guide to how Washington really works--or doesn't. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $130.31! \| first editions
19 view cover	What Every American Should Know about Who's Really Running America more books like this by Melissa Rossi add to wishlist Most of us know the big players politically in the United States. But everwonder who's pulling their strings? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe? In sharp, witty prose, What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World spells out exactly who to watch and what they've done (and are still doing). A timely follow-up to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Now you know more books like this by Michael Frayn add to wishlist "One of theatre's subtlest, most sophisticated minds" (The Times) Now You Know: "Frayn's light but serious, marvellous play, about official and unofficial secrets, about idle curiosity and investigative purpose" (Observer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Populist Paradox: Interest Group Influence and the Promise of Direct Legislation more books like this by Elisabeth R Gerber add to wishlist Do small but wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest? Many observers argue that they do, often lamenting that direct legislation has, paradoxically, been captured by the very same wealthy interests whose power it was designed to curb. ... see all copies from $4.31! new only from $26.46! \| SVS
22 view cover	Money for Nothing: Politicians, Rent Extraction, and Political Extortion more books like this by Fred S McChesney add to wishlist The increased power of lobbyists in Washington and the excesses of campaign contributions and other favors would seem to indicate a government corrupted. But as Fred McChesney shows, payments to politicians are often made not for political favors, but to avoid political disfavor (i.e., as part of a system of political extortion or "rent ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $58.50!
23 view cover	Parties, Interest Groups, and Political Campaigns more books like this by Matthew Burbank, Ronald J Hrebenar, Robert C Benedict add to wishlist Just in time for the coming elections, this book shows how political parties, interest groups, and elections have become totally interdependent in the era of candidate-centered politics, issue advocacy organizations, and media-driven campaigns. With up-to-date data through the mid-term elections of 2006, this book looks ahead to 2008 in ... see all copies from $23.96! new only from $36.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	For the Common Good?: American Civic Life and the Golden Age of Fraternity more books like this by Jason Kaufman add to wishlist The Golden Age of Fraternity was a unique time in American History. "Jinners"--and from 1870-1910 more than half of all Americans participated in clubs, fraternities, militias, and mutual benefit societies--helped create a booming associational life in America between the Civil and First World Wars. Today this period is held up as a model for a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Advice and Consent: The Politics of Consultation in Japan more books like this by Frank J Schwartz add to wishlist If the postwar era has witnessed a pluralizing trend in Japan, that is not to say that many diverse, fluctuating groups compete equally in the political marketplace. Instead, small sets of well-organized, narrowly-focused interest groups typically join specific bureaucratic agencies, groups of politicians, and individual experts to dominate ... see all copies from $2.41! new only from $2.84! \| signed copies

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