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Pressure for the Poor The Poverty Lobby and Policy Making
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1987 Pressure for the Poor looks at the debate surrounding the role of pressure groups in policy making. It closely relates theories of pressure group behaviour with the findings of research into the poverty lobby in the UK. The analysis is based on interviews with leading activists in more than forty interest groups, which are all concerned with trying to influence... Read more
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1. The Aims and Scope of the Study
2. Defining the Poverty Lobby
3. The Origins of the Poverty Lobby
4. The Policy Environment of the Poverty Lobby
5. The Effectiveness of the Poverty Lobby
7. The Future of the Poverty Lobby
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Index
Biography
Paul Whiteley, Stephen Winyard
