| Description |
1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations |
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illustration |
| Series |
Routledge studies in American politics and governance ; 1 |
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Routledge studies in American politics and governance ; 1.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 The Call for the Book; 2 Defining Interest Groups, Exploring Policy Theory; 3 The Evolution of Presidential Transition Institutions; 4 Transitions and Regulated Lobbying; 5 Interest Group Strategy; 6 Interest Group Strategy Analysis; 7 Interest Groups, Transitions, and Advice; 8 Reflections and Recommendations; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Presidential transitions offer the chance for new ideas, policies, and people to inhabit the White House. Transitions have triggered policy change for decades and eager interest groups have sought ways to capitalize on this often chaotic phase of US politics. President-Elect Barack Obama declared that lobbyists would be forbidden from serving his transition and issued stiff regulations and rules to limit their access to the planning for his White House. Yet even though Obama's efforts mirror previous Presidents anti-lobbyist efforts, all Presidential transitions provide certain channels of influence, and Obama himself chose the head of a powerful and politically oriented think tank, the Center for American Progress, to run his transition. New Presidents need the information, ideas, and political capital that groups possess. Thus a curious paradox |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pressure groups -- United States.
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Presidents -- United States -- Transition periods.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Presidents -- Transition periods
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Pressure groups
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011048249 |
| ISBN |
9781136494543 |
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1136494545 |
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0203139895 |
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9780203139899 |
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9781136494499 |
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1136494499 |
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9781136494536 |
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1136494537 |
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9781138848993 |
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1138848999 |
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1283520311 |
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9781283520317 |
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9786613832764 |
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6613832766 |
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