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Pressure groups - Coggle Diagram
Pressure groups
Insider groups
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EG, Think tanks / Lobbyists
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Lobbyists
individuals and firms that are paid by clients to influence certain parts of gov to act in their favour
- Promotes transparency in politics by forcing lobbyists to register and gain trust
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-Only wealthiest groups can afford, damaging trust in politics
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Think tanks
Group of experts who rpovide advice, ideas and policy proposals on problems
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Enhance democracy?
- Enable public and politicians to weigh up decisions and make informed choices
-Push policies that favour corporate that fund them undermining democracy - 37% private 28% foundations 17% events 14% large businesses 4% others
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Two types of groups
Interest groups
Represent and defend interests of diff sections of society -eg, trade unions
Cause groups
based on shared attitudes and values. eg, poverty reduction = common agenda for everyone
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