Lobbying Congress
Lobbying Congress

Author: Bruce C. Wolpe

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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Written by veteran lobbyists, this is the definitive book on how lobbyists work. It starts with fundamentals such as the importance of truth, accurate listening, and setting realistic goals. The authors then clearly explain the skills, techniques, and unwritten rules of lobbying, and promote the importance of defining issues and knowing the players. Case studies in the second part of the book help students understand the application of lobbying essentials and techniques studied earlier.

The Lobbying Handbook
The Lobbying Handbook

Author: John L. Zorack

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 1156

ISBN-13:

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This volume offers the insights of 80 successful lobbyists and professional politicians who "know the territory" on the basics of the lobbying business, the principles of lobbying strategy, and the ways in which lobbyists interact with the U.S. Congress and the executive branch. The contributors discuss how to plan and implement a lobbying campaign; and how to lobby Congress, the executive branch, and the White House. The book includes chapters on the lobbyist and the law; parliamentary procedure; effective grass-roots lobbying; political action committees; fundraisers; foreign representation; and lobbying ethics. ISBN 0-933833-19-9: $125.00 (For use only in the library).

Interest Groups and Congress
Interest Groups and Congress

Author: John R. Wright

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780321121875

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Re-issued as part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, Wright's authoritative text on interest groups in the U.S. features a new Foreword, by Bruce Oppenheimer of Vanderbilt University that explores the text's enduring contributions to the discipline. Wright's renowned text surveys the history, organization, aims and processes of interest groups to explain how they influence and affect public policy and opinion in the US Congress.

Outside Lobbying
Outside Lobbying

Author: Ken Kollman

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1998-04-12

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0691017417

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This work seeks to clarify why and when interest group leaders in Washigton, USA seek to mobilize the public order to influence policy decisions in Congress. It grants a more important role to the need for interest group leaders to demonstrate popular support on particular issues.