Brussels versus the Beltway : advocacy in the United States and the European Union /

Brussels versus the Beltway : advocacy in the United States and the European Union /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mahoney, Christine.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	American governance and public policy American governance and public policy.
Subject:	Lobbying -- European Union countries. Lobbying -- United States. Policy networks -- European Union countries. Policy networks -- United States. Pressure groups -- European Union countries. Pressure groups -- United States. Lobbying. Policy networks. Pressure groups. European Union countries. United States. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11285799

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ISBN:	9781435649897 1435649893 1589012038 9781589012035 9781589012820 1589012828 1589010930 9781589010932 9781589010932 9781589012035
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This book presents the first large-scale study of lobbying strategies and outcomes in the United States and the European Union, two of the most powerful political systems in the world. Every day, tens of thousands of lobbyists in Washington and Brussels are working to protect and promote their interests in the policymaking process. Policies emanating from these two spheres have global impactsthey set global standards, they influence global markets, and they determine global politics. Armed with extensive new data, Christine Mahoney challenges the conventional stereotypes that attribute any di.
Other form:	Print version: Mahoney, Christine. Brussels versus the Beltway. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2008 9781589012035

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The U.S. and EU political systems
Explaining advocacy
Researching advocacy
Lobbying positions
Argumentation
Lobbying targets
Inside lobbying tactics
Outside lobbying tactics
Networking and coalitions
Lobbying success
Conclusion.