How special interests shape policy: A survey

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This paper surveys recent approaches towards lobbying if interest groups influence the decision of an incumbent government. It describes the two main channels of influence which mainly exist in parallel, namely contribution payments and the transmission of information through lobbying. Recent extensions to the two basic lobbying models are discussed in great detail. Thereafter follows a short overview over current research, which tries to consolidate the two distinct branches of literature into a general lobbying model. The survey concludes with a summary of the main insights and indicates promising directions of further research.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 0206

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior ; Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
• Subject: lobbying ; interest groups ; political decision making ; contribution payments ; information transmission ; Interessenpolitik ; Theorie ; Politische Willensbildung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Polk, Andreas
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Zurich, Socioeconomic Institute
• (where): Zurich
• (when): 2002

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/76248
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET