Contents
Figures
Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Collective Action, Institutions, and Bias in the PAC System
3. The Size and Scope of the PAC System
4. PAC Formation among Interest Groups: Incentives and Their Limits
5. PAC Formation among Interest Groups: Institutional Constraints
6. PAC's, Groups, and Public Policies
7. PAC's, Groups, and the Political Parties
8. Conclusions
Appendixes
A. Merged Data on Associations and PAC's: Sources, Procedures, and Descriptions
B. Coding PAC's according to Occupational Type: Data Sources and Coding Rules
C. Explanation of the Interactive Model of PAC Affiliation
Notes
Works Cited
Index