Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy-The Role of Organized Interest Groups in Policy Making

The book collects ten papers which give a broad overview of the most recent economic studies in the fields of lobbying and special interest groups. The book collects ten papers which give a broad overview of the most recent economic studies in the fields of lobbying and special interest groups. This field of research has been attracting a growing interest in economic literature. The papers in this volume are both theoretical and empirical and throw new light on the role of organized interest groups in a large range of political issues including electoral competition, public debt taxation, trade policy, social security, environmental polices and public spending.