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Podcast: New Books in Law
Episode: Christopher Witko, "Hijacking the Agenda: Economic Power and Political Influence" (Russell Sage Foundation, 2021)
Description: How do competing interests shape public policy? Why are the economic interests and priorities of lower-, working-, and middle-class Americans often neglected while the interests and priorities of wealthier Americans are often front and center for the U.S. Congress? Previous work in political science has highlighted income disparity or the importance of agenda setting butĀ Hijacking the Agenda: Economic Power and Political InfluenceĀ (Russell Sage Foundation, 2021) unpacks HOW business interests and wealthy individuals shape public policy to their benefit by āhijacking the agendaā away from the interests of average Americans. Witko, Morgan, Kelly, and Enns focus on the speech...