Abstract

T HE CONCEPT OF public interest is important for at least two reasons. In the first place, the debate over the meaning and usefulness of the term in recent academic literature, especially in the field of political science but also to some extent in law, contains a great deal of intrinsic interest. The idea is important in the law of regulatory commissions; it appears frequently in the literature of public administration; and it abounds in political speeches and editorials.1 Recently the activities of public-interest lobbies on behalf of consumer and environmental causes have attracted extensive attention and comment.

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