Corridors of Power: The Ins and Outs of Washington's Education Lobby.

Gupta, Himanee

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ERIC Number: EJ312180

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Corridors of Power: The Ins and Outs of Washington's Education Lobby.

Gupta, Himanee

Currents, v11 n1 p8-13 Jan 1985

Higher education lobbyists in Washington work as liaisons between their institutions and the federal government. The experiences of several lobbyists are described. Lobbying is seen as a game of knowing the people who can help and showing the legislators how a side of an issue benefits them. (MLW)

Descriptors: Activism, Federal Government, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Legislation, Legislators, Lobbying, Policy Formation, Political Influences, Political Issues, Political Power, Politics of Education, Public Policy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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