Lobbying in America: a reference handbook

List of Tables

Preface

1. Background and History

James Madison and the "Dangers of Factions,"

What Are Interests, Interest Groups, Lobbies, and Lobbyists?

Thousands of American Interest Groups

Patterns of Interest Group Proliferation

Lobbying Power Is Built upon Interest Group Characteristics

What Kinds of Groups Do Americans Join?

Lobbyists, Lobbying, and Political Campaigns of All Types

Direct Lobbying

Private-Sector Lobbyists

In-House Lobbyists

New Trends in Lobbyist Training and Makeup

The Lobbyist's Role

Indirect Lobbying

References

2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions

To Control the Mischiefs of Factions?

Interest Groups, Money, and the Question of Excessive Influence in the Policy-Making Process

Controversy: Are Interest Groups a Threat to American Democracy?

To Regulate or Not to Regulate

The 1995 Reforms

The 2007 Reforms

Other Attempts to Regulate Lobbying

Lobby Laws on the State Level

Controversy: Has the Interest Group and Lobbying System Fundamentally Changed?

Contemporary Controversies and Political Action

References

3. Worldwide Perspective

Lobbying in Canada

An Overview of Lobbying in Europe

European Corporatism

Party Development and Weak Interest Group Lobbying Systems in the Transitioning Democracies of Eastern Europe

Lobbying in Western Europe

Non-European Patterns of Interest Group Politics

Japan: Pluralist, Neo-Confucian, Corporatist Pattern?

Developing Democracies

Lobbying in the International Community: The EU

Transnational and International Lobbying

References

4. Chronology

References

5. Biographical Sketches

Scholars and Commentators

Interest Group Founders and Leaders

6. Data and Documents

Classical Writings

Federalist No. 10 (1787)

Democracy in America (1835)

The Process of Government (1908)

The Governmental Process: Political Interests and Public Opinion (1951)

The Semisovereign People (1960)

Who Governs? (1961)

The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965)

Political Organizations (1973)

Still the Century of Corporatism? (1974)

Lobbying

"Gimme Five"-Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters. Final Report Before the Committee on Indian Affairs. One Hundred and Ninth Congress, Second Session. June 22, 2006

Lobbying Reform: Accountability through Transparency. House Committee on Rules, March 2, 2006

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

The Role of Money in American Politics: The Tillman Act (1907)

Federal Corrupt Practices Act (1910, 1911, and 1925)

Hatch Act (1939 and 1940)

Federal Election Campaign Act (1971, 1974, 1976, and 1979)

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002)

McConnell v. Federal Election Commission. 540 U.S. 93 (2003). Argued September 8, 2003. Decided December 10, 2003. Governmental Interests Underlying New FECA

References

7. Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Agencies

8. Selected Print and Nonprint Resources

Print Resources

Books

Journal Articles

Academic Journals

Periodicals and Newspapers

Nonprint Resources

Internet Sites

Films

Glossary

Index

About the Authors