Strange bedfellows : interest group coalitions, diverse partners, and influence in American social policy /

How do advocates for the poor gain influence in American policymaking? Strange Bedfellows argues that groups representing low-income populations compensate for a lack of resources by collaborating with diverse partners in their lobbying efforts. This study develops a theory of coalition influence th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phinney, Robin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Interest group coalitions and influence in social policy
  • A theory of diverse coalitions
  • En empirical investigation of collaboration in the policy process
  • Policy change and interest group involvement in welfare issues
  • Organizational advocacy and collaboration in the 104th Congress
  • Collaboration and the mobilization of diverse resources
  • Diverse coalitions and political signaling
  • The conditions of diverse coalition formation
  • Interest group coalitions and American social policy : implications and extensions.