First World Interest Groups

CLIVE S. THOMAS, Professor of Political Science, University of Alaska at Juneau, has written on interest groups at length. His most recent books include Politics and Public Policy in the Contemporary American West (1991), Interest Groups Politcs in the Northeastern States (1993), Interest Groups Politics in the Southern States (1992) and Interest Group Politics in the American West (1987).

• Preface Understanding and Comparing Interest Groups in Western Democracies by Clive S. Thomas The American Interest Group System: Typical Model or Aberration? by Clive S. Thomas Government and Groups in Britain: Changing Styles by J.J. Richardson The Mirror of the State: Canada's Interest Group System by A. Paul Pross Australia: Interest Groups in the Shadow of Strong Political Parties by Trevor Matthews and John Warhurst New Zealand: Capturing the State? by Jack Vowles France: Group Politics in a Strong State by Frank L. Wilson Italy: The Fragmentation of Power and Its Consequences by Raphael Zariski Sweden: Interest Groups in Transition and Crisis by Michele Micheletti Switzerland: Democratic Corporatism in a Consociational Society by Harmon Zeigler West Germany and the New Germany: Centralization, Expanding Pluralism and New Challenges by Klaus von Beyme Israel: Interest Group Pluralism Constrained by Asher Arian Japan: Associational Politics in a Group Oriented Society by Ronald J. Hrebenar and Akira Nakamura Interest Groups in Western Democracies: Contemporary Characteristics and Future Directions by Clive S. Thomas References Selected Bibliography Index