Interest Group Design - The Foundation and Evolution of Common Cause

Interest Group Design: The Foundation and Evolution of Common Cause



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English | ISBN: 0367192713 | 2019 | 228 pages | EPUB | 3 MB

In Interest Group Design, Marcie L. Reynolds examines the evolution of Common Cause, the first national government reform lobby. Founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, the organization gained influence with Congress and established an organizational culture that lasted several decades. External and internal environmental changes led to mounting crises and by 2000 Common Cause's survival was in question. Yet fifteen years later Common Cause is a renewed organization, with evidence of revival across the United States. Empirical evidence suggests how Common Cause changed its interest group design but kept its identity in order to survive.
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