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The 41 pages that link to Lobbying, each with the reason it gives.
Direct actionCompared with: It seeks change by persuading decision-makers through intermediaries rather than confronting institutions directly.
Military–industrial complexCompared with: Lobbying is one channel of influence, whereas the complex describes a broader institutional relationship.
Political corruptionCompared with: Lobbying can be lawful advocacy, unlike exchanges that misuse entrusted authority for private gain.
BriberyCompared with: Unlike bribery, lobbying can influence policy transparently and within legal rules.
Campaign financeCompared with: Lobbying targets policy decisions, while campaign finance concerns money connected to elections.
State captureCompared with: Lobbying can be lawful and pluralistic; capture implies a durable imbalance in whose interests policy serves.
ClientelismCompared with: Lobbying seeks influence through advocacy, whereas clientelism centers on reciprocal targeted benefits and support.
Occupy Wall StreetCompared with: The movement criticized finance’s political influence rather than seeking power through professional advocacy.
Political campaignCompared with: Unlike campaigns directed at voters, lobbying chiefly targets policymakers.
Transnational advocacy networkCompared with: Lobbying is one possible tactic, but networks also mobilize public opinion and circulate information.
Think tankCompared with: Think tanks may influence policy indirectly through analysis, whereas lobbying directly seeks official action.
ActivismCompared with: Lobbying can be a specialized channel of activism, but it also operates as a distinct profession and practice.
GrassrootsCompared with: Lobbying can advance a grassroots cause, but it often centers access to decision-makers rather than local organizing.
International Jewish conspiracyCompared with: Documented advocacy is specific and public, unlike the theory's imagined hidden collective control.