Having Everyone in the Boat May Sink it - Interest Group Involvement and Policy Reforms

In many countries, governments involve interest groups at early
stages of political decisionmaking. The idea of this is to enhance
the legitimacy of the policy decision and to curb later opposition
to the implementation of the policy. We show that the way and
timing of interest groups involvement can be crucial for the scope
and success of policy reforms. When interest groups influence both
the policy choice, or legislation, and the subsequent decision on
the implementation of the policy, their early involvement may lead
them to oppose the reform more than if they had been excluded from
the legislation stage.