Foreign policy, inc. : privatizing America's national interest /
Elected officials, and especially presidential candidates, increasingly are asked to define their relationships to special interest groups. Such special, or private, interests play a disproportionate role in politics and legislation, whether in the form of large commercial or ethnic lobbies or in th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Elected officials, and especially presidential candidates, increasingly are asked to define their relationships to special interest groups. Such special, or private, interests play a disproportionate role in politics and legislation, whether in the form of large commercial or ethnic lobbies or in the shadowy realm of backroom dealmaking. In Foreign Policy, Inc.: Privatizing America's National Interest, Lawrence Davidson argues that widespread public disinterest in global affairs, a prevailing characteristic of American political culture, has given private interest groups a paramount influence. |
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| Item Description: | Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (188 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813173214 0813173213 |
