Buying Policy? The Effects of Lobbyists' Resources on Their Policy Success1

This study tests the common assumption that wealthier interest groups have an advantage in policymaking by considering the lobbyist's experience, connections, and lobbying intensity as well as the organization's resources. Combining newly gathered information about lobbyists' resource...

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Published in:Political research quarterly 2012-12, Vol.65 (4), p.908
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Politics
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