List of Figures and TablesAdcknowledgementsPART I. THE POLITICS OF WASHINGTON'S REVOLVING DOOR1. The Problem: The Alarming Rise of the Revolving Door2. The Puzzle: The K Street Kingpin or the Liberarian3. The Model: Lobbying as Political InsurancePART II. THE EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF WASHINGTON'S REVOLVING DOOR4. How Lucrative Is the Revolving Door? The Political Economy of K Street5. Revolving Door Lobbyists Are the Unheavenly Chorus6. Issue Politics on K Street7. Policy Agendas, Legislative Priorities, and the Revolving Door Lobbying StrategyPART III. THE POLICY AND NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF WASHINGTON'S REVOLVING DOOR8. Reassesing Lobbying Regulation in Washington9. Public Service, Private Influence, and the Unequal Representation of InterestsAppendix: MethodologyNotesBibliographyIndex