Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction xv
6. Chapter One. Progress and Confusion 1
7. Chapter Two. Barriers to Accumulation 22
8. Chapter Three. The Rise and Decline of the Group Approach 44
9. Chapter Four. Collective Action and the New Literature on Interest Groups 64
10. Chapter Five. Bias and Diversity in the Interest-Group System 83
11. Chapter Six. The Dynamics of Bias 100
12. Chapter Seven. Building a Literature on Lobbying, One Case Study at a Time 120
13. Chapter Eight. Surveys of Interest-Group Activities 147
14. Chapter Nine. Learning from Experience 168
15. Appendix. Articles on Interest Groups Published in the American Political Science Review, 1950–1995 189
16. References 197
17. Index 217