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Interest Group Subsidization of Congressional Work: A Theory of Interest Group Influence Through Legislative Committees

Kypriotis, Allen Christos
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337623045

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2012, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Political Science.
In this dissertation I develop a theory of interest group influence that centers on the idea of groups subsidizing congressional work through legislative committees. The theory predicts that the amount of leverage groups holds over policy is a function of whether or not they agree with Congress that policy needs to be reformed, the level of cooperation groups have with the relevant committees, and the amount of competition between groups. An extension of the theory that allows the level of group-committee cooperation to be a choice by Congress shows it will alter the structure of committees to increase cooperation over time in response to growing interest group competitiveness. I test the first set of predictions on bills in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 109th through the 111th Congresses lobbied by either the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) or the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), and find some support for the theory. I also test the long-run prediction about committee structure using data from the 101st through the 111th Congresses, and find further support.
Greg Caldeira, PhD (Committee Chair)
Craig Volden, PhD (Committee Member)
Luke Keele, PhD (Committee Member)
William Minozzi, PhD (Committee Member)
Alex Thompson, PhD (Committee Member)
157 p.
Political Science
U.S. Congress; committees; interest groups

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  • Kypriotis, A. C. (2012). Interest Group Subsidization of Congressional Work: A Theory of Interest Group Influence Through Legislative Committees [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337623045

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kypriotis, Allen. Interest Group Subsidization of Congressional Work: A Theory of Interest Group Influence Through Legislative Committees. 2012. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337623045.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kypriotis, Allen. "Interest Group Subsidization of Congressional Work: A Theory of Interest Group Influence Through Legislative Committees." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337623045

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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