The Roles and Activities of Business Interest Associations in Canada Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractThis article is devoted to a study of business interest associations in Canada in the light of the basic question: Why do they exist? The purpose is to demonstrate that business interest associations might be profitably considered distinct from other types of pressure groups. When their organization and activities are considered at length, it also becomes clear that these groups have an importance for their members that is not often perceived. These arguments are developed by drawing upon a case study of business associations representing selected sectors of the Canadian food processing industry.

authors

• Coleman, William D
• Jacek, Henry John

status

• published 

publication date

• June 1983

has subject area

• 1606 Political Science (FoR)
• Political Science & Public Administration (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Political Science  Journal

keywords

• Government & Law
• Political Science
• Social Sciences

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/s0008423900023246

start page

• 257

end page

• 280

volume

• 16

issue

• 2