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8. Conclusion

Author : Maja Kluger Dionigi

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Abstract

This chapter offers a comparative analysis of the case studies and examines the scope conditions for interest group influence. I show that business is likely to prevail over policy outcomes in instances when there is unity within the business community, business groups are faced with low salience issues, and mainstream committees are in charge of dossiers. While the corporate world may, in some abstract sense, be regarded as representing a capitalist class interest, this notion is a platitude of little analytical and empirical value. This is because business is faced with countervailing forces which cap its influence—most notably, noisy politics, unsympathetic committees, and rifts within the business sector itself. Business often finds itself battling not labour unions or non-governmental organisations (NGOs), but itself.

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Metadata
Title
Conclusion
Author
Maja Kluger Dionigi
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Lobbying in the European Parliament

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-42687-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-42688-4

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42688-4_8