This article compares the strength, history, and characteristics of public interest groups in the
United States and France. French and American public interest groups differ dramatically in …

This volume summarizes the origins and development of the organization ecology approach
to the study of interest representation and lobbying, and outlines an agenda for future …

Much has been written about interest groups. And much of this has, in one way or another,
concerned the issue of groups and democracy. This conjunction does seem to raise …

A major work by one of America's eminent political scientists, Political Organizations has had
a profound impact on how we view the influence of interest groups on policymaking. James …

True to the social science tradition, this chapter does not simply summarize the findings of
the several case studies; it also identifies the research which still needs to be done, in the …