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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics
Chapter Outline
I. Introduction: interest groups defined
II. Interest groups and representation
Barriers to interest groups articulating and representing people's wishes
not all interest groups well organized (producer groups usually best ones)
some groups command disproportionate voice in interest group system because they have special advantages
most interest groups are not organized democratically; their leaders are not closely responsive to members' wishes
Box: The Logic of Collective Action
III. Types of interest groups
sectoral
institutional
promotional
IV. Tactics of interest groups
Control of information and expertise
Electoral activity
Use of economic power
threat of economic disruption
contributions to political candidates
Public information campaigns
Violence and disruption
Litigation
V. Social movements
VI. Patterns of organized interest group activity
degree or organization
degree of direct involvement of interest groups in government administration
VII. Pluralism
VIII. Neocorporatism
IX. Power and Choice
X. Examples:
Interest groups in France
Interest groups in Japan: attenuated neocorporatism
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