The ambiguous case for more and better lobbying
The case for and against the growth of lobbying by professionals, whether consultants or employees, is, on balance, beneficial to the national interest.
It seems clear that there has been a substantial increase in the number of professional lobbyists (persons in the government relations or public policy advocacy business) over the past two decades or so. As of Dec. 18, 2008, there were 4,837 active lobbyists according to the commissioner of lobby...
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