Common Cause

...What is particularly conspicuous among these is the rise of pressure groups that are different in nature from the traditional pressure groups whose main purpose was to express the interests of business owners, workers, and the like. Examples of such pressure groups include (1) local government-related groups, such as the six local groups in Japan (the National Association of Governors, the National Association of Chairpersons of Prefectural Assemblies, the National Association of Mayors, the National Association of Chairpersons of City Councils, the National Association of Towns and Villages, and the National Association of Chairpersons of Town and Village Assemblies), (2) public interest groups such as the American group Common Cause (established in 1970), which calls for "clean air," "clean water," and "clean politics," and (3) senior citizens' groups that arise from the aging of society. On the other hand, the internationalization of pressure group activities is also remarkable. ...

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…この中でとりわけ目立つのは，経営者，労働者などの利益の表出を事としてきた伝統的圧力団体とは性質を異にする圧力団体の台頭である。そのような圧力団体の例として挙げられるのが，(1)日本の地方六団体(全国知事会，全国都道府県議会議長会，全国市長会，全国市議会議長会，全国町村会，全国町村議会議長会)を典型とする地方自治体関係の団体，(2)〈きれいな空気〉〈きれいな水〉〈きれいな政治〉を求める，アメリカの〈コモン･コーズCommon Cause〉(1970結成)をはじめとする公共利益団体，さらに(3)社会の高齢化を背景とする高齢者団体などにほかならない。他方で，圧力団体活動の国際化もまた目覚ましい。…

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