Do members of congress reward their future employers? : evaluating the revolving door syndrome /

Do members of congress reward their future employers? : evaluating the revolving door syndrome /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santos, Adolfo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2006]
Subjects:
Legislators > United States.
Lobbying > United States.
Lobbyists > United States.
Pressure groups > United States.
Business and politics > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • James Madison and the revolving door
  • The context
  • Former members of Congress as lobbyists - who becomes a lobbyist?
  • Sending signals or rewarding future employers with bill sponsorship
  • Public policy and the interest group connection - five case studies
  • Post-congressional lobbying, national security and institutional legitimacy
  • Conclusion.