10) Interest organizations Flashcards
What is the Ghent system?
Union membership includes unemployment insurance cover.
What does the unitarism theory says on interest groups?
Critical republican view.
Interest groups are an obstacle to achieve common good.
What does the pluralism theory says on interest groups?
Free competition.
Avoids power concentration.
Interest groups protect the people against a dominant state.
Many small interest groups.
What does the (neo-)corporatism theory says on interest groups?
Less competitive. Stronger role of the state. Institutionalized joint decision-making. Tripartite ‘pacts’. Few large interest groups.
What is public interests?
Interests which represent a larger group of the society.
What is private interests?
Interests which are more egoistic and represent one-self.
Which three strategies does interest groups use?
Direct lobbying.
Contentious politics.
Political exchange.
What is ‘direct lobbying’?
Lobbyist try to convince decision-makers to do something in interest of the group.
What is ‘contentious politics’?
Interest groups threatens the decision-makers in to doing something.
What is ‘political exchange’?
Interest groups and politicians exchange policy and power seeking interests.
What are some of the challenges to trade union influence?
Change in economic paradigm. Ability to mobilize. Sectoral change. Weaker links to parties. Globalization.
What are the four types of social partership interaction (define them)?
Pluralism (unions percue policy, government percue policy). Tactical alliance (unions percue policy, government percue power). Classic corporatism (unions percue power, government percue policy). Illusory corporatism (unions percue power, government percue power).
