Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States - Softcover

Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States examines each of the twelve northeastern states in a separate chapter that seeks to convey the flavor and dynamics of politics in that state as a foundation for explaining the lobbying activities found within the state. The interest groups are placed within a historical context and within the current framework of the structure of state government and the party system. Additionally, the lobby registration laws, restrictions on lobbyists, PAC regulations, PAC patterns and political contribution patterns, and relative power of the various interest groups in each state are noted as they have changed over time.ContentsRonald J. Hrebenar/The Role of Interest Groups in Northeastern PoliticsSarah McCally Morehouse/Connecticut: Political Parties Court the Interest GroupsJanet B. Johnson and Joseph A. Pika/Delaware: Friends and Neighbors PoliticsDouglas I. Hodgkin/Maine: From the Big Three to DiversityRonald C. Lippincott and Larry W. Thomas/Maryland: The Struggle for Power in the Midst of Changes, Complexity, and Institutional ConstraintsJohn C. Berg/Massachusetts: Citizen Power and Corporate PowerRobert Egbert and Michelle Ann Fistek/New Hampshire: Tradition and the Challenge of GrowthBarbara G. Salmore and Stephen A. Salmore/New Jersey: From Political Hacks to Political Action CommitteesDavid L. Cingranelli/New York: Powerful Groups and Powerful PartiesPatricia McGee Crotty/Pennsylvania: Individualism Writ LargeMark S. Hyde/Rhode Island: The Politics of IntimacyFrank Bryan and Ann Hallowell/Vermont: Interest Groups in a Rural TechnopolityJames R. Oxendale and Allan S. Hammock/West Virginia: Coal and the New West Virginia PoliticsClive S. Thomas/The Changing Nature of Interest GroupActivity in the Northeast. Artikel-Nr. 9780271025766

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