Lobby: a democratic instrument of representation of interests?
This article analyzes the potential of lobbying as a democratic instrument of representation of interest. On the one hand, the article highlights the positive contributions of lobbying activities to the democratic process. On the other hand, the article identifies some problems that lobbying activit...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Organicom (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/139088 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/organicom/article/view/139088 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lobby. Representación de interesses. Democracia. Procesos de toma de decisión. Regulación del lobby. Lobbying. Interest representation. Democracy. Decision-making Process. Lobbying regulation. Lobby. Representação de interesses. Democracia. Processo decisório. Regulamentação do lobby. |
| Sumario: | This article analyzes the potential of lobbying as a democratic instrument of representation of interest. On the one hand, the article highlights the positive contributions of lobbying activities to the democratic process. On the other hand, the article identifies some problems that lobbying activities can generate, in the light of the democratic value of political equality. The text also discusses the question of lobbying regulation, focusing on (i) the purposes of this measure, (ii) the factors which hinder its adoption in Brazil, and (iii) the set of initiatives that – together with lobbying regulation – could contribute to making lobbying become an effective democratic instrument of representation of interests. |
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