Gaining Access: Congress and the Farm Lobby, 1919-1981

by John M. Haneen and John Mark Hansen

Book Overview

Through a comprehensive analysis of American agricultural politics in the past half-century, Gaining Access shows when, how, and why interest groups gain and lose influence in the policy deliberations of the United States Congress. By consulting with policy advocates, John Mark Hansen argues, lawmakers offset their uncertainty about the policy stands that will bolster or impede their prospects for reelection. The advocates provide legislators...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226315568
• ISBN13: 9780226315560
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"