Consumer Politics: Protecting Public Interests on Capitol Hill Contributions in Political Science

This volume analyzes the interaction of business lobbyists, consumer critics, and government officials for the first time in over 20 years. It offers new insights about the impact of consumer "issue networks" in the making of public policy in Congress during the 1980s and 1990s. The book also details how consumer groups work to change legislation dealing with campaign finance, freedom of information, consumer protection, economic regulation and deregulation, health care, tax, and trade policies.

This short text is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in American politics, business and government, lobbying and interest groups, and political sociology, and for activists and journalists.