Political Influence: Strategies Employed by Organizations to Impact Legislation in Business and Economic Matters
研究商业游说者、消费者团体、工会和联邦机构如何影响联邦立法，通过对美国参议员和众议员的访谈及435名立法决策者的问卷调查，发现三大部门采用不同策略集且影响各异。
This study examines strategies that business lobbyists, consumer groups, unions, and federal agencies employ to shape federal legislation. Interviews with U. S. senators and congressmen preceded a questionnaire survey of 435 chief legislative policymakers. Results reveal that the three major sectors adopt different strategy sets and these strategy sets have varying impacts on the legislative process.