{"product_id":"lobbying-and-policy-change-who-wins-who-loses-and-why-9780226039459","title":"Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid government of lobbyists' undue influence. For the authors of \u003ci\u003eLobbying and Policy Change\u003c\/i\u003e, the most extensive study ever done on the topic, these promises ring hollow--not because politicians fail to keep them but because lobbies are far less influential than political rhetoric suggests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a comprehensive examination of ninety-eight issues, this volume demonstrates that sixty percent of recent lobbying campaigns failed to change policy despite millions of dollars spent trying. Why? The authors find that resources explain less than five percent of the difference between successful and unsuccessful efforts. Moreover, they show, these attempts must overcome an entrenched Washington system with a tremendous bias in favor of the status quo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough elected officials and existing policies carry more weight, lobbies have an impact too, and when advocates for a given issue finally succeed, policy tends to change significantly. The authors argue, however, that the lobbying community so strongly reflects elite interests that it will not fundamentally alter the balance of power unless its makeup shifts dramatically in favor of average Americans' concerns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank R. Baumgartner,Jeffrey M. Berry,Marie Hojnacki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.28w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226039459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank R. Baumgartner\u003c\/b\u003e is the Bruce R. Miller and Dean D. LaVigne Professor of Political Science at Penn State University. \u003cb\u003eJeffrey M. Berry\u003c\/b\u003e is the John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. \u003cb\u003eMarie Hojnacki\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science at Penn State University. \u003cb\u003eDavid C. Kimball\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. \u003cb\u003eBeth L. Leech\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science at Rutgers University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44812760318067,"sku":"9780226039459","price":57.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c838ad73-1936-44c4-924c-46fcb4c941aa.jpg?v=1776777019","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/lobbying-and-policy-change-who-wins-who-loses-and-why-9780226039459","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}