Business Power in Washington
The Insurance Exception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12782891 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Loree Bykerk (University of Nebraska at Omaha, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 259-279 |
| Publication date | 1992-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1992.tb00472.x |
| OpenAlex | W2157362816 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This article traces the scholarship on business political power from Bauer, Pool and Dexter, through Lindblom, to Graham Wilson and David Vogel. The prominent understanding now is that business was under attack in the 1960s and 1970s but has since recovered a privileged position. The variables common to this scholarship provide a framework for analyzing insurance industry politics. Drawing primarily upon the unisex case, the article shows that the insurance industry is not in control of the political agenda, does not enjoy the collaboration of federal elected officials, does not gain disproportionate benefits and usually does not make effective use of their lobbying resources. It argues that the industry's internal divisions and low public regard help explain its unprivileged position, and concludes that more attention to industry sectors will help refine what we know about the political power of business
Actuarial science · Economics · Insurance industry · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Power (physics · Scholarship · American History and Culture · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Finance
Fluctuating fortunes
Regulation
American business and public policy
Power and poverty
Re/Vision
The Regulatory Executives
What Accent the Heavenly Chorus? Political Equality and the American Pressure System
Gender in Insurance
The Power of Business in America
The Policy Impact of No-fault Automobile Insurance
Market Justice, Political Justice
Interest Representation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |