Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/1QP9kA American Business and Political Power: Public Opinion, Elections, and Democracy By: Mark A. Smith Publisher: University of Chicago Press Print ISBN: 9780226764641, 0226764648 eText ISBN: 9780226764658, 0226764656 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2000 Format: PDF Available from $ 32.00 USD SKU 9780226764658 Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this controversial book, Mark A. Smith sets conventional wisdom on its head. In a systematic analysis of postwar lawmaking, Smith reveals that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. This surprising conclusion holds because the types of issues that lead businesses to band together—such as tax rates, air pollution, and product liability—also receive the most media attention. The ensuing debates give citizens the information they need to hold their representatives accountable and make elections a choice between contrasting policy programs. Rather than succumbing to corporate America, Smith argues, representatives paradoxically become more responsive to their constituents when facing a united corporate front. Corporations gain the most influence over legislation when they work with organizations such as think tanks to shape Americans' beliefs about what government should and should not do. Additional ISBNs 9780226764641, 9780226764627, 0226764648, 0226764621
