Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Madison's Dilemma -- Curing the Mischiefs of Faction -- Interest Groups and Their Functions -- Pluralism -- Interest Groups and Civil Society -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 2 The Advocacy Explosion -- The Interest Group Spiral -- Movement Politics -- Business Fights Back -- A Labor–Liberal Alliance -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 3 Mobilization and Organization -- Competing Theories -- Supply of Benefits -- Marketing Interest Groups: Direct Mail and Internet Fundraising -- Maintaining the Organization -- Who Governs? -- Making Decisions -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 4 The Party Connection -- The Advantages of Interest Groups -- Working Together -- Keeping Parties Straight and True -- Financial Support -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 5 Interest Groups in Campaigns -- Group Involvement in Elections -- Nonfinancial Support -- Interest Group Money in Campaigns -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 6 Lobbyists -- A Day in the Life of a Lobbyist -- Effective Lobbying -- Create a Dependency -- Lobbying as a Career -- Lobbyists for Hire -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 7 Public Opinion and Grassroots Lobbying -- Direct Citizen Lobbying -- Lobbying the Public -- Demonstrations and Protests -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 8 Washington Lobbying -- Congress -- Executive Branch -- The Courts -- Strategic Decision Making -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 9 The Rise of Networks and Coalitions -- Coalitions: Everyday Politics -- Ideological and Partisan Networks -- Issue Networks -- The Qualities of Issue Networks -- Continuity and Change in Issue Networks -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Notes -- 10 Bias and Representation
In: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown series in political science
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