美国利益集团及其对政策制定的影响

On American Interest Groups and its Influence upon Policy Making

在美国的政治生活领域,利益集团是一股重要的力量,它们通过内部游说、外部游说、影响选举和法院诉讼等方式,参与到美国政府的政策制定过程中。利益集团已经与政府机构、政党构成美国政治体系中起决定性作用的三个主要方面。考察和分析美国利益集团及其对政策制定的影响,有助于全面了解美国政策制定的全过程。

American interest groups constitute an important force in American political field. They participate in the policy making process of American government by the way of lobbying within and out of the government, influencing the outcome of election and lawsuit and so on. American interest groups, together with governmental organizations and political party, make up the three main forces that play decisive roles in American political system. To study and analyze the influence of American interest groups upon its policy making is of great help to understand the whole process of American policy making.