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Subject(s)

• Lobbyists—United States—Encyclopedias [Browse]
• Pressure groups—United States—Encyclopedias [Browse]

Series

Gale eBooks

Summary note

A comprehensive general reference on major American interest groups. This encyclopedia provides information on the lobbies and interest groups that dominate modern American politics. It provides descriptions of 13 categories of groups, followed by A-Z entries on the groups within that category.

Notes

First published 2000 by M.E. Sharpe.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 31, 2015).

Language note

English

Contents

• Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; PART I. INTEREST GROUPS; Section 1. Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate; American Bankers Association; America's Community Bankers; American Council of Life Insurance; American Financial Services Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Credit Union National Association; Independent Community Bankers of America; Independent Insurance Agents of America; Investment Company Institute; Mortgage Bankers Association of America
• National Association of Independent InsurersNational Association of Insurance Commissioners; National Association of Life Underwriters; National Association of Professional Insurance Agents; National Association of Realtors; National Venture Capital Association; Securities Industry Association; Section 2. Service, Trade, and Professional; American Bar Association; American Gaming Association; American Hotel and Motel Association; American Library Association; American Association of Advertising Agencies; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Food Marketing Institute
• Fraternal Order of PoliceNational Association of Convenience Stores; National Association of Retired Federal Employees; National Association of Social Workers; National Automobile Dealers Association; National Beer Wholesalers Association; National Federation of Independent Business; National Funeral Directors Association; National Restaurant Association; Petroleum Marketers Association of America; United States Chamber of Commerce; Section 3. Media, Entertainment, and Information; Accuracy in Media; American Council on Education; Association of American Publishers
• Fairness and Accuracy in ReportingMagazine Publishers of America; Motion Picture Association of America; National Association of Broadcasters; National Cable Television Association; Newspaper Association of America; Recording Industry Association of America; Software and Information Industry Association; Section 4. Health and Medical; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Cancer Society; American Chiropractic Association; American College of Emergency Physicians; American Dietetic Association; American Federation for AIDS Research; American Healthcare Association
• American Heart AssociationAmerican Hospital Association; American Medical Association; American Nurses Association; American Occupational Therapy Association; American Psychiatric Association; American Society of Anesthesiologists; Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Section 5. Agriculture; American Farm Bureau Federation; American Agriculture Movement; American Meat Institute; American Sugarbeet Growers Association; International Dairy Foods Association; National Association of Wheat Growers; National Cattlemen's Beef Association; National Chicken Council
• National Cotton Council of America

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ISBN

• 9781317471738
• 1317471733
• 9781315704739
• 1315704730
• 9781317471745
• 1317471741

OCLC

527355680

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315704739

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