American business and political power [electronic resource] : public opinion, elections, and democracy /
by Smith, Mark A. (Mark Alan); ProQuest (Firm).
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BookSeries: Studies in communication, media, and public opinion: Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2000Description: xii, 245 p. : ill.ISBN: ; ; ; .Subject(s): Business and politics -- United States | Public opinion -- United States | Power (Social sciences) -- United States | Pressure groups -- United States | Lobbying -- United States | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- Business unity and its consequences for representative democracy -- Identifying business unity -- A portrait of unifying issues -- Public opinion, elections, and lawmaking -- Overt sources of business power -- Structural sources of business power -- The role of business in shaping public opinion -- The compatibility of business unity and popular sovereignty.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.
Introduction -- Business unity and its consequences for representative democracy -- Identifying business unity -- A portrait of unifying issues -- Public opinion, elections, and lawmaking -- Overt sources of business power -- Structural sources of business power -- The role of business in shaping public opinion -- The compatibility of business unity and popular sovereignty.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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