OTHER ORGANIZED INTEREST GROUPS

Definition
An interest group is a group of persons sharing a common interest and sharing the
same ideology.
The overall objective of the IGs is to influence government policies and actions in the
sense of their expectations.

Types of interest groups

Business and Agricultural interest groups

Labor IGs
Professional Association
Public IGs
Ideology
Public sector Groups

The Proliferation of IGs in the USA

The extension of governmental policy areas is a powerful stimulus of the population of IGs.

Strategies of IGs

Direct lobbying
Cultivating Access
Using the Courts litigation
Mobilizing public opinion
Using electoral politics

Not interested in power or lead the country