Bücher von Loree Bykerk

Intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in US politics, business and government, this text offers insights about the impact of consumer "issue networks" in public policy-making in Congress in the 1980s and 1990s. It describes the activities of consumer lobbyists in recent years.

These profiles of major non-governmental organisations show how they compete to protect consumer or business interests ranging across all stages of American life, from baby foods to funerals. The analyses of 109 interest groups encompasses public interest, trade and professional associations.