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  • The Vulnerability Thesis: Interest Group Influence and Institutional Design

    by Lorelei Moosbrugger ...
    Where politics is dominated by two large parties, as in the United States, politicians should be relatively immune to the influence of small groups. Yet narrow interest groups often win private benefits against majority preferences and at great public expense. Why? The “vulnerability thesis” is that the electoral system is largely to blame, making politicians in two-party systems more vulnerable ... Read more

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  • The Vulnerability Thesis: Interest Group Influence and Institutional Design

    by Lorelei Moosbrugger ...
    Where politics is dominated by two large parties, as in the United States, politicians should be relatively immune to the influence of small groups. Yet narrow interest groups often win private benefits against majority preferences and at great public expense. Why? The “vulnerability thesis” is that the electoral system is largely to blame, making politicians in two-party systems more vulnerable ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

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  • Guide to State Legislative Lobbying 3rd ed.

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