PAC’S

(Amitai Etzioni. Capital Corruption)

I. WHAT ARE PAC’S?

II. WHO DO THEY REPRESENT?

III. HOW HARMFUL ARE THEY?

IV. WAS 1974 LAW SUCCESSFUL?

V. AREN’T THERE LAWS AGAINST BRIBERY?

VI. WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF LOBBYISTS?

VII. HOW INFLUENTIAL ARE THEY?

VIII. AMITAI ETZIONI’S ARGUMENT.

A. 1 MAN / 1 VOTE

B. NON-INTERLOCHING ELITES

IX. ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF LOBBYISTS

A. REP BETWEEN ELECTIONS

B. IRON TRIANGLE

C. PROTECT INDIVIDUAL FROM BIG GOV.

D. SOCIALIZATION

X. ARGUMENT AGAINST: DISTINCTION BETWEEN GROUPS

A. PIG

B. CRO

C. SIG