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The Persuaders

When Lobbyists Matter

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  • © 2002

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  1. Steve John
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Steve John
    Pages 1-23

  3. What Effectiveness Means for Lobbyists

    • Steve John
    Pages 24-49

  4. The Effect of Lobbyists: A Political Science Framework

    • Steve John
    Pages 50-73

  5. Church Bells versus Shop Tills: The Campaign For and Against Sunday Trading

    • Steve John
    Pages 74-103

  6. The Failure of CrossRail

    • Steve John
    Pages 104-131

  7. The Success of the Jubilee Line Extension

    • Steve John
    Pages 132-156

  8. Limiting Professional Liability

    • Steve John
    Pages 157-185

  9. When Lobbyists Matter: Conclusions

    • Steve John
    Pages 186-202

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 203-277
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About this book

The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyses the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. On most policy issues lobbyists simply do not matter. But, on rare occasions lobbyists can make a difference and this book explains when they matter and why.

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'...the book is an excellent contribution to the literature...' - M.G. Pufong, Choice

About the author

STEVEN A. JOHN is Director of DLA Upstream, the political consulting arm of the City law firm, Dibb Lupton Alsop. Previously he has worked for ITN as politics producer and for four political consulting firms.

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