GOVT 2306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gus Sessions Wortham, Free Rider Problem, Mancur Olson
26 Nov 2016
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Interest groups are organizations established to influence the government"s programs and policies. Wide range of interests active in national, state, and local politics that form into interest groups like business, labor, agriculture, professions of law, medicine, accounting, government affairs. Meant to serve interests of small number of people concerned with one particular interest. Like reforming school system, getting a road built. Interest groups is a peak association when it is an interest group organized as an umbrella organization that seeks to coordinate the various activities of member groups in a targeted area. Interest groups are able to mobilize in politics through: Members: groups are influential because of whom they represent: texas medical association, texas bar association. They have the ability to raise money: have access to a rich individuals. Information about their membership and about the problems that concern their membership.
