Wilson-Lowi Matrix
The Wilson-Lowi Matrix is a framework for thinking about interest group politics.
Contents
Formulation
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BENEFITS from public policy |
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Concentrated |
Diffuse |
COSTS from public policy |
Concentrated |
Interest Group politics |
Entrepreneural politics |
Diffuse |
Client politics |
Majoritarian politics |
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History
This theory was developed by Theodore Lowi and James Wilson.
Lowi thought about policy in the following categories:
- distributive policy
- redistributive policy
- regulative policy
- constituent policy
Wilson reformulated this into categories of political systems, and those being determined by the distribution of costs and benefits.