Political Economy of Lobbying

Dr. Karsten Mause is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Münster, Germany. He received an M.A. in Political Science and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Marburg, Germany. Mause’s research focuses on lobbying, corruption, and political accountability. His work has been published in Constitutional Political Economy, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Parliamentary Affairs, and other social science journals and books. Dr. Andreas Polk is Professor of Economics at the Berlin School of Economics & Law (HWR Berlin), Germany. He received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). Polk’s research focus is on industrial organization, competition policy, regulation, and lobbying. His research has been published in journals including the European Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics, Utilities Policy, and other academic outlets. He is a member of the advisory board of Transparency International Germany.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Part I: Theoretical Background.- Chapter 2 Lobbying – A Public Choice Perspective.- Chapter 3 Lobbying from the Perspective of Behavioral Political Economy.- Chapter 4 Policy Failure and Lobbying.- Chapter 5 Lobbying and Macroeconomic Development.- Part II: Channels of Influence and their Regulation.- Chapter 6 Informational Lobbying.- Chapter 7 Campaign Finance.- Chapter 8 The Revolving Door Phenomenon.- Chapter 9 Politicians’ Extra-Parliamentary Activities and Lobbying.- Chapter 10 Lobbying through Gifts.- Chapter 11 Commercial Lobbying Firms: Lobbying as Business.- Chapter 12 The Evolution of Modern Democracy as a Process of Constitutional Lobbying.- Chapter 13 Lobbying and Trade Protection.- Part III: Lobbying in selected World Regions.- Chapter 14 Lobbying in the United States.- Chapter 15 Lobbying in the European Union.- Chapter 16 Lobbying in Russia.- Chapter 17 Lobbying in China.