The Art of Lobbying
：Building Trust and Selling Policy
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Publication subTitle ：Building Trust and Selling Policy
Publication series ：1
Author： Levine Bertram J.
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9781483301297
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780872894624
Subject： D034 State institutions;D52 世界政治制度与国家机构
Keyword： 世界政治制度与国家机构,国家体制,法律
Language： ENG
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Description
Often the whipping boys of politicians and pundits, lobbyists are the recipients of lampooning stump portrayals and sensationalized news coverage. Little attention is given to how most lobbyists simply do their job or become effective at what they do. Whether it’s helping staff draft legislative language, providing members with quality policy and political information, or just being a good listener, lobbyists must build and maintain relationships. If they do, they’ll succeed in advancing their policy objectives within the give-and-take process of the American legislative system.
The Art of Lobbying examines strategies and techniques from the perspective of those who are lobbied—the people who know what resonates and what falls upon deaf ears in congressional offices. A former longtime lobbyist himself, Levine has interviewed more than 40 current or former members of Congress, along with their staffers, to give a thorough review of the relevant academic literature and offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on what constitutes the art of lobbying.
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