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Hijacking the agenda : economic power and political influence /

Wealthy interests exercise influence over the policy agenda of the United States not just by gaining access or influencing narrow domains, but by affecting which issues are treated as problems worthy of policymakers' attention and which are not. Through structural and kinetic power, the sway of...

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Main Authors:	Witko, Christopher (Author), Morgan, Jana, 1977- (Author), Kelly, Nathan J. (Author), Enns, Peter (Peter K.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2021].
Subjects:	Wealth > Political aspects > United States. Power (Social sciences) > Economic aspects > United States. Social stratification > Political aspects > United States. United States > Economic policy. United States > Politics and government.

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