Overview

In recent years there has been growing recognition of the role played in American politics by groups such as Common Cause, the Sierra Club, and Zero Population Growth. This book considers their work in terms of their origins and development, resources, patterns of recruitment, decision-making processes, and lobbying tactics. How do public interest groups select the issues on which they work? How do they allocate their resources? How do they choose strategies for influencing the federal government? Professor Berry examines these questions, focusing in particular on the process by which organizations make critical decisions. His findings are based on a survey of eighty-three national organizations with offices in Washington, D.C. He analyzes in detail the operation of two groups in which he worked as a participant. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Jeffrey M. Berry
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   1535
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780691639765

ISBN 10:   0691639760
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*TABLES AND FIGURES, pg. viii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS, pg. xi*CHAPTER I. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. The Origins and Maintenance of Public Interest Organizations, pg. 18*CHAPTER III. Organizational Resources, pg. 45*CHAPTER IV. Public Interest Representatives, pg. 79*CHAPTER V. Speaking for Those Who Can't: The Fund for Animals, pg. 110*CHAPTER VI. ""Fighting the Fights That Others Don't""- The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, pg. 141*CHAPTER VII. Communication and Decision Making, pg. 178*CHAPTER VIII. The Tactics of Advocacy . .., pg. 212*CHAPTER IX... And the Strategies of Influence, pg. 253*CHAPTER CHI. Public Interest Groups and the Governmental Process, pg. 286*APPENDIX A: Interview Schedule, pg. 293*APPENDIX BETA: Sample of Public Interest Groups Used in the Study, pg. 298*APPENDIX C: A Note on Research Methods, pg. 301*Bibliography, pg. 307*Index, pg. 321"

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