What Makes PACs Tick? An Analysis of the Allocation Patterns of Economic Interest Groups

Autor:	William Smith, J. David Gopoian, Hobart Smith
Rok vydání:	1984
Předmět:	Politics Sociology and Political Science Operations research business.industry Political Science and International Relations Stereotype (UML) Medicine Special Interest Group Public relations business Variety (cybernetics)
Zdroj:	American Journal of Political Science. 28:259
ISSN:	0092-5853
DOI:	10.2307/2110873
Popis:	This study focuses on the allocation patterns of PACs representing specific corporations and specific labor unions in the 1978 House elections for the purpose of discerning the goals that motivate economic interest groups. The findings indicate that economic interests are motivated by a variety of goals and that generic treatments of "labor" and "corporate" PACs mask the diverse orientations of individual PACs. Several PACs are found to be motivated by considerations that generally transcend their narrow "special" interests, suggesting that those who subscribe to the special interest stereotype are likely to underestimate the political expectations of at least some economic interests.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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