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Playing the Field: Federalism and the Politics of Venue Shopping in the United States and Canada

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Research on interest group strategies in federal systems is converging with the venue shopping and multilevel lobbying literature in the European Union. Drawing on both literatures, the article compares the lobbying strategies of U.S. and Canadian interest groups during the economic crisis of 2008--2009. The impact of political institutional and political partisan factors on venue choice is analyzed in a comparative crucial case study of Michigan and Ontario. Statistical analysis of original survey data from ninety-eight business, trade, and professional associations indicates that neither interest group financial resources nor the severity of the crisis predict lobbying frequencies or targets. Two factors strongly influence where interest groups lobby: the relative importance of the government levels and the partisan control of government. Copyright 2010, Oxford University Press.

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  • John Constantelos, 2010. "Playing the Field: Federalism and the Politics of Venue Shopping in the United States and Canada," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 40(3), pages 460-483, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:40:y:2010:i:3:p:460-483
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    1. Taedong Lee & Chris Koski, 2015. "Multilevel governance and urban climate change mitigation," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 33(6), pages 1501-1517, December.
    2. Ehrlich Sean D. & Jones Eryn, 2016. "Whom do European corporations lobby? The domestic institutional determinants of interest group activity in the European Union," Business and Politics, De Gruyter, vol. 18(4), pages 467-488, December.
    3. Ulrich Hartung, 2020. "Inside Lobbying on the Regulation of New Plant Breeding Techniques in the European Union: Determinants of Venue Choices," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 37(1), pages 92-114, January.

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