Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, reveals how lobbying is a complex process that involves more than just relationships, friends, access, favors, and influence. This book offers a broader perspective on this important dimension of American public policymaking.

Gary Andres works at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies

Paul Herrnson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut

1. Introduction 2. Foundations of Lobbying 3. The New Advocacy IndustryâEUR"Growth and Institutionalization in the Lobbying World 4. Governmental Growth and the Advocacy Industry 5. Partisanship and the Advocacy Industry 6. Lobbying in a Hyper Media Age 7. The New Lobbying Toolbox 8. Lobbying and Strategic Choices 9. Lobbying Reconsidered