Question

The pluralist view of interest group influence in policy making sees business interests as just one among many influences with nothing particularly special about it insofar as other interests are able to check the influence of business groups. This pluralist perspective is opposed to the ___ perspective of interest group influence in policy making

Answer 1

Answer: This pluralist perspective is opposed to the elitist perspective of interest group influence in policy making.

Step-by-step explanation: Pluralists are simply the ones that consider the interests of larger groups of people and insist that the policy decisions be taken based on their interests. Contradictory to this, the elitists believe in the superiority of certain classes over the others and insist that the decisions taken or the policies made should be in line with the interests of these superior groups.

Answer 2

(...) This pluralist perspective is opposed to the elitist perspective of interest group influence in policy making. The pluralist view is related to the government/politics that emphasizes politics as a competition among groups, each one pressing for its preferred policies. An interest group is an organization that actively seeks to influence public policy. A business group is a type of economic group (interest groups that engage in political activity to seek favorable policies from the government). In the elitist perspective, an upper-class elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organization.