本文旨在探索美國民間團體運用何種方式去影響行政機關，並析述其可能獲致的結果，期望藉此作為借鏡，以加強我國民間團體在行政過程中所產生的功能。本文內容共分四章，其敘述主題分別為：
第一章，緒論，首先就研究範圍加以界定，包括一般所了解的利益團體、壓力團體以及其他各種自願性社團，然後就研究動機及所採用的研究方法加以說明。
第二章，研判美國民間團體之足以左右行政機關的先提條件，根據生態學觀點，列舉社會、經濟及政治結構三因素，並分別說明各別因素如何促成美國民間團體去影響公共行政。
第三章為本文重心所在，嘗試建構「意見與壓力模式」來分析美國民間團體如何影響公共行政，就其所運用的途徑歸納為「表達意見」與「施加壓力」二類型，並分別敘述其所獲致的成果。
第四章，結論，就美國民間團體影響行政機關所產生的作用歸結為「匯聚表達民意」及「監督行政機關」二項，並寄望我國各級民間團體能夠引為借鏡，發揮其所應盡的功能。
文後另附參考書目，係以本文所曾引用者為限，希望能夠有助於同道作更進一步的研究。

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