The ethical lobbyist [electronic resource] : reforming Washington's influence industry

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	The ethical lobbyist [electronic resource]: reforming Washington's influence industry / Thomas T. Holyoke.
개인저자	Holyoke, Thomas T., author.
발행사항	Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2015.
형태사항	1 online resource.
기타형태 저록	Print version: Holyoke, Thomas T., author. Ethical lobbyist 9781589012677
ISBN	9781626162518 1626162514
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Growth industry -- A brief history of American interest groups -- The lobbying and influence industry -- The constitutional right to petition and lobby -- The history of the right to petition -- Lobbying's constitutional protection -- Corruption alleged and real -- First try : federal regulation of lobbying act -- Trying again : LDA and HLOGA -- Trying for even more -- A perspective on ethical lobbying -- The attorney-client analogy -- Counter-pressures and unethical lobbying -- Ethics and reform -- Requirements of ethical lobbying -- Recommendations for reform -- Conclusion.
요약	The public's view of lobbying is that it is synonymous with corruption. Corruption is rare despite the popular perception, but there is plenty of evidence that the lobbying profession has a serious problem with inaccurate representation of member or client interests, which Holyoke argues is fundamentally an ethics problem. Holyoke's research has shown that lobbyists go against their clients' or members' interests about 50% of the time in order to curry favor with lawmakers. Why is this unethical and how can it be prevented? The First Amendment protects political participation and representation--citizens freely assembled (into interest groups) may employ professional petitioners (lobbyists) to faithfully press their causes to lawmakers, but this also shows why compromising member interests is unethical. Holyoke makes the analogy that the lobbyist-client relationship should be more like the attorney-client relationship of ironclad representation. He says that the current laws regulating lobbying are inadequate when it comes to ensuring ethical behavior. Finally, he presents a set of principles and a specific proposal for reform based on these principles.
일반주제명	Lobbying --Moral and ethical aspects --United States. Pressure groups --United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
분류기호(DDC)	172
언어	영어
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