`Interest Groups' is the first title in the series `Comparative Politics', in which the key areas of the study of politics are examined with a comparative perspective by leading political scientists.The role of interest groups (unions, trade associations, business confederations, etc.) in the political process is one of the hottest topics in current political science, particularly in the USA, where there has been a dramatic growth in interest group activity since the early 1970s.This text presents a summary of key controversies in the study of interest groups and a survey of interest group systems in a variety of countries - primarily in the USA, Britain, Japan and France. The subject raises a number of issues (such as the relationship between business and government) both in the empirical study of politics and in political theory, and Graham Wilson's book is the first to subject these to a comparative perspective. It will thus be essential reading for all students of politics.
- ISBN10 0631160515
- ISBN13 9780631160519
- Publish Date 7 June 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 September 1992
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Blackwell Publishers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English