Smith, Jeff (2015) Constituent pressure may be more effective than lobbying in determining whether a bill passes or fails. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (11 Nov 2015). Website.
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Abstract
What has a greater effect on legislative outcomes, campaign donations and lobbying efforts (the inside game) or constituent activism (the outside game)? In new research, Jeff Smith – who once served in the Missouri Senate, representing 175,000 St. Louisans – analyzes the impact of each method. He finds that contributions had no statistically significant impact on policy outcomes; other than nourishing a class of political fixers, corporate political spending accomplished little. However, constituent contacts seem to have had a substantial impact.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) CC BY-NC 3.0 |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) K Law > K Law (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2017 10:39 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 20:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75878 |
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