<P> For public choice theorists , regulatory capture occurs because groups or individuals with a high - stakes interest in the outcome of policy or regulatory decisions can be expected to focus their resources and energies in attempting to gain the policy outcomes they prefer , while members of the public , each with only a tiny individual stake in the outcome , will ignore it altogether . Regulatory capture refers to the actions by interest groups when this imbalance of focused resources devoted to a particular policy outcome is successful at `` capturing '' influence with the staff or commission members of the regulatory agency , so that the preferred policy outcomes of the special interest groups are implemented . </P>
<P> For public choice theorists , regulatory capture occurs because groups or individuals with a high - stakes interest in the outcome of policy or regulatory decisions can be expected to focus their resources and energies in attempting to gain the policy outcomes they prefer , while members of the public , each with only a tiny individual stake in the outcome , will ignore it altogether . Regulatory capture refers to the actions by interest groups when this imbalance of focused resources devoted to a particular policy outcome is successful at `` capturing '' influence with the staff or commission members of the regulatory agency , so that the preferred policy outcomes of the special interest groups are implemented . </P>
at what point does an association become an interest group
at what point does an association become an interest group
groups or individuals with a high - stakes interest in the outcome of policy or regulatory decisions can be expected to focus their resources and energies in attempting to gain the policy outcomes they prefer , while members of the public , each with only a tiny individual stake in the outcome , will ignore it altogether
groups or individuals with a high - stakes interest in the outcome of policy or regulatory decisions can be expected to focus their resources and energies in attempting to gain the policy outcomes they prefer , while members of the public , each with only a tiny individual stake in the outcome , will ignore it altogether