Date of Award
Summer 1966
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Political Science
Abstract
The problem as presented in this research will be (1) to present a profile study of the lobbyists in the State of Virginia; (2) to point out the techniques used by lobbyists as well as the cost of lobbying in Virginia; and (3) to point out existing as well as previous legislation dealing with lobbying and to show its effectiveness.
Th purpose of this thesis is not to synthesize all the available literature concerning pressure groups, but, instead, the objective will be to present an accurate and objective study of lobbying in the State of Virginia using those sources that are pertinent to the analysis. Serious attention has been directed at avoiding what V. O. Key has called a "muckraking tendency" in which the student portrays lobbyists as shadowy-selfish individuals or groups, all at the expense of fairness and accurateness.
Recommended Citation
Davis, John Rowland, "An analysis of "The Third House" in the General Assembly of Virginia" (1966). Master's Theses. 248.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/248