Essays on Lobbying

ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING Public relations researcher Ruth Edgett, (2017), defines advocacy as “the act of publicly representing an individual, organization, or idea with the object of persuading target audiences to look favourably on—or accept the point of view of—the individual, the organization, or the idea.”…

Quid pro quo is a direct money exchange for influence, or in other words bribery. Many have the view that lobbying is not bribery. There are many reasons of why it is not so. The definition of lobbying is the transmission of information of both…

Imagine yourself as a person who has a nice home, a good job, religious faith, and a loving relationship with another person of the same sex. The first three things in the previous sentence would almost indefinitely make you a good prospect to be a…

The United States has an immense cultural diversity because of the ever-increasing inflow of immigrants to the country. These immigrants impose significant influences in various aspects such as education, economy, work and military service. It is a fact that, without the immigrants, the United States…

Introduction Milton Friedman, the American Economist, is famously misquoted as saying “There is one and only one social responsibility of business – to increase its profits” (Howland, 2013). This means that corporate success comes from expanding market share through globalization, decreasing cost through offshoring, and…

As laws are voted on by members of congress many times there are people working behind the scenes attempting to influence politician’s decisions. These lobbyists argue their position to politicians along with financial resources in order to gain the support of congressman on their view…