POLS 1336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Free Rider Problem, Accountability, American Israel Public Affairs Committee
25 Dec 2017
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Is form when there is an opportunity to create a group for a social, political, or economic purpose: reactive group. Is form to protect the interests of members in response to a threat from another group: homogenous groups, the members in these groups share many common characteristics, heterogeneous group, members in these groups come from varied backgrounds. Self-service or public service: determining the benefits of an interest group is based on if their success will benefit a small group of individuals (and hurt the public) or benefit the public (everyone) Issue networks view of the relationship among interest groups, members of. Membership stability: selective benefits benefits that are offered only to members in the group, material benefits. Financial stability: must raise money to sustain their staffing, lobbying, and information distribution, keep membership price low to attract mass memberships. Interest groups also achieve financial stability by creating not-for-profit businesses within the organization.
