TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Mark A.
TI  - American business and political power: public opinion, elections, and democracy 
T2  - Studies in communication, media, and public opinion
SN  - 9780226764658 (electronic bk.)
AV  - JK467 .S59 2000eb
U1  - 322/.3/0973 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Business and politics
KW  - United States
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Power (Social sciences)
KW  - Pressure groups
KW  - Lobbying
KW  - Political Science
KW  - Affaires et politique
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Opinion publique
KW  - Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
KW  - Groupes de pression
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Political Process
KW  - Political Advocacy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Bedrijfsleven
KW  - gtt
KW  - Politieke invloed
KW  - Publieke opinie
KW  - POLÍTICA (ASPECTOS ECONÔMICOS;INFLUÊNCIAS)
KW  - ESTADOS UNIDOS
KW  - larpcal
KW  - PODER POLÍTICO
KW  - GRUPOS DE PRESSÃO
KW  - Interessenvertretung
KW  - swd
KW  - Dominanzstreben
KW  - Wirtschaft
KW  - Politik
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index; Introduction -- Business unity and its consequences for representative democracy -- Identifying business unity -- A portrait of unifying issues -- Public opinion, elections, and lawmaking -- Overt sources of business power -- Structural sources of business power -- The role of business in shaping public opinion -- The compatibility of business unity and popular sovereignty
N2  - Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this controversial book, Mark A. Smith sets conventional wisdom on its head. In a systematic analysis of postwar lawmaking, Smith reveals that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. This surprising conclusion holds because the types of issues that lead businesses to band together--such as tax rates, air pollution, and product liability--also receive the most media attention. The ensuing debates give citizens the information they need to hol
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