Lobbying America : the politics of business from Nixon to NAFTA /
Lobbying America tells the story of the political mobilization of American business in the 1970s and 1980s. Benjamin Waterhouse traces the rise and ultimate fragmentation of a broad-based effort to unify the business community and promote a fiscally conservative, antiregulatory, and market-oriented...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Lobbying America tells the story of the political mobilization of American business in the 1970s and 1980s. Benjamin Waterhouse traces the rise and ultimate fragmentation of a broad-based effort to unify the business community and promote a fiscally conservative, antiregulatory, and market-oriented policy agenda to Congress and the country at large. Arguing that business's political involvement was historically distinctive during this period, Waterhouse illustrates the changing power and goals of America's top corporate leaders. Examining the rise of the Business Roundtable and the revitalization of older business associations such as the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the book takes readers inside the mind-set of the powerful CEOs who responded to the crises of inflation, recession, and declining industrial productivity by organizing an effective and disciplined lobbying force. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (365 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-324) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400848171 1400848172 1306081793 9781306081795 |