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The triumph of doubt : dark money and the science of deception

by David Michaels

This investigation explores how corporations manufacture scientific uncertainty to influence public policy and avoid regulation in the United States. It traces the origins of these practices from the tobacco industry to modern public health and environmental crises.

Accession 15770 ISBN 9780190922665 Publisher Oxford University Press
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