When cities lobby: how local governments compete for power in state politics

Abstract

The book When Cities Lobby: How Local Governments Compete for Power in State Politics , investigates the phenomenon of city officials relying on professional lobbyists to represent their interests in state government, hence assuming a mediating entity between the two. It further aims to explore how city lobbying shapes state politics in an age of increasing urban-rural polarisation and growing hostility between cities and state legislatures. The book was authored by Julia Payson, an assistant professor of politics at New York University who specialises in issues concerning representation, accountability