Political advocacy in the 1980s: Comparing human services and defense interest groups

Social Policy Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 99-112

  Hoefer, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Human services; Interest groups; Lobbying; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978445209     PISSN: 15332942     EISSN: 15332950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J185v01n01_07     Document Type: Article

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