The Organization of Interests
Incentives and the Internal Dynamics of Political Interest Groups

292 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1980
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One - The Logic of Interest Organization
1. Elements of the Analysis
2. The Decision to Join
3. Organizational Formation and Maintenance
4. Internal Politics
5. Departures from the Economic Ideal
Part Two - Evidence on the Bases for Membership
6. The Traditional Background
7. Studies of Economic Interest Groups
8. Some New Data
9. Conclusion
Appendix A. Selective Incentives and Dues
Appendix B. Representational Structures and Internal Politics
Appendix C. Economic Size and Political Membership
Notes
Index
Introduction
Part One - The Logic of Interest Organization
1. Elements of the Analysis
2. The Decision to Join
3. Organizational Formation and Maintenance
4. Internal Politics
5. Departures from the Economic Ideal
Part Two - Evidence on the Bases for Membership
6. The Traditional Background
7. Studies of Economic Interest Groups
8. Some New Data
9. Conclusion
Appendix A. Selective Incentives and Dues
Appendix B. Representational Structures and Internal Politics
Appendix C. Economic Size and Political Membership
Notes
Index
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