Risky Business

Taylor & Francis

By 1990, there were over 4000 Political Action Committees (PACs) active and visible in the USA. This study covers various perspectives of PACs - size, contribution strategies, access to Washington information networks and issues - by means of diverse case studies. > By 1990, there were over 4000 Political Action Committees (PACs) active and visible in the USA. This study covers various perspectives of PACs - size, contribution strategies, access to Washington information networks and issues - by means of diverse case studies. > Foreword, Preface, 1. Introduction, Part One: Lead PACs, 2. Coping with Increasing Business Influence: The AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education, 3. The Business-Industry PAC: Trying to Lead in an Uncertain Election Climate, 4. The National Committee for an Effective Congress: Liberalism, Partisanship, and Electoral Innovation, 5. The Demise ofa Lead PAC: The Free Congress PAC, Part Two: Institutionalized PACs, 6. The Nationalization of Education Poe