Regulating lobbying

<p>In an age of corruption sleaze and scandal associated with financial crisis and economic downturn across the globe citizens want more transparency and accountability in politics. This book examines a principal means by which this can be achieved: the regulation of lobbyists. <br><br>It provides innovative insights into lobbying regulations across four continents - North America Europe Asia and Australia. What are these regulations about? What are the differences across the continents? How effective are the rules? How have they changed the lobbying profession? <br><br>Using qualitative and quantitative analyses the book compares and contrasts regulatory laws in the US Canada Germany Poland Lithuania Hungary the EU Taiwan and Australia.</p>