Lobbying and society : a political sociology of interest groups / John C. Scott.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A social orientation to interest groups and political life -- Interests and groups -- Power, access, and influence -- Interest groups as intermediaries between nation-states and citizens -- Inequality and interest groups -- Interest group politics in a global context -- New directions in the study of lobbyists and interest groups.

"Lobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. This insightful book injects a new sociological understanding of politics and policy. As the book convincingly reveals, a sociological understanding of lobbying and interest groups illustrates the edges and boundaries of representative democracy itself"-- Provided by publisher.