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Interes T Groups: Rod Hague Martin
Interes T Groups: Rod Hague Martin
T
GROUPS
ROD HAGUE MARTIN
DEFINITION
An
Interest
organizations,
trade unions, consumer
groups, bodies representing
specific industries or
professions and campaigning
organizations seeking to
promote particular causes.
LOBBYING
They try to
shape policiesby putting
direct pressure
on Elected
officials.
2.
Gather
information they
can provide for
the elected
officials.
Interest Group
Formation
They
1830-60founding of first
national organizations
1880-1900 Creation of
many business and labour
industrialization
1900-20 Peak Period of
interest group formation
1960-80 Founding of many
environmental and
public interest group
CLASSIFYING INTEREST
GROUPS
PROTECTIVE
PROMOTIONA
L
CHANNEL OF ACCES
IRON TRIANGLE
Pluralism
CORPORATISM
corporatism