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Competitive Interests Anne M. Lipton The overarching theme of Discourse"Competitive Interests" does more than simply challenge the long held belief that a small set of interests control large domains of the public policy making landscape. It shows how the explosion in the sheer number of new groups, and the broad range of ideological demands they advocate, have created a form of group politics emphasizing compromise as much as conflict. Thomas T. Holyoke offers a model of strategic lobbying that shows why some group