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Interest groups Quick review
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Free Rider Problem People benefit from the interest groups activities without making a contribution
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Revolving Door movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators and the industries affected by the legislation and regulation. an unhealthy relationship can develop between the private sector and government, based on the granting of privileges to the detriment of the nation and can lead to regulatory capture. – when a regulatory agency advances the commercial or political concerns of special interest groups that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating
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PROSCONS Specialized knowledge Rewards complicit behavior Better regulators and policy makers Policy capture by special interests Better communication between government and stakeholders Hired not for expertise but for connections
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Small number of super rich and powerful corporate groups dominate A.Elite theory B.Pluralist theory C.Hyperpluralist theory
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Small number of super rich and powerful corporate groups dominate A.Elite theory B.Pluralist theory C.Hyperpluralist theory
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Many interest groups compete in a lot of policy areas. Policy emerges as a compromise, with no group dominating. A.Elite theory B.Pluralist theory C.Hyperpluralist theory
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Many interest groups compete in a lot of policy areas. Policy emerges as a compromise, with no group dominating. A.Elite theory B.Pluralist theory C.Hyperpluralist theory
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There are too many groups which leads to confusing contradictory policies. A.Elite theory B.Pluralist theory C.Hyperpluralist theory
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There are too many groups which leads to confusing contradictory policies. A.Elite theory B.Pluralist theory C.Hyperpluralist theory
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