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The Sound of Money: How Political Interests Get What They Want
The Sound of Money How Political Interests Get What They Want Author:Darrell M. West, Burdett A. Loomis Who will determine the outcome of the November congressional elections? Who will influence which issues frame the debate? What forces will shape the upcoming impeachment debate? It may not be the voters, the press, or even politicians themselves. Increasingly, the book argues, interest groups are among the most pervasive, powerful, and influenti... more »al forces in American politics. This book studies the growing sway of interest groups on the course of public policy debates. Examining four cases--the Clinton Health Security Act, the Contract with America, telecommunications reform, and the battle over Medicare--the authors show how through ads, polls, research studies, and stealth campaigns, well-financed interests are able to define problems and dictate the course of political action. In many respects, this new group activism deeply affects--and may even threaten--the viability of representative government.« less