The business lobby in government and the threat to democracy

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03/20/2009

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Abstract

In political discourse, the term lobbying is often thought of in a negative way. This is because lobbyists have earned themselves a reputation of being untrustworthy and even corrupt. lobbying in itself is certainly not bad though. When a citizen bumps into their elected official on the street and makes recommendations, this is lobbying. When a citizen writes their elected official a letter, this is lobbying. It could even be said that lobbying exemplifies the essence of democracy. Influence has always had a role in politics. However, it is those lobbyists that are paid by specific interests that are the ones who have earned lobbyists their dubious reputation. These special interests have, over the last few decades, increased enormously, and so too has the influence they wield over government and the decision making process.

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pencil image Lawrence W.  
Level :General public Study : Social sciences School/University : University of Toronto

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