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Autore |
Lemov Michael R. <1935-> |
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Titolo |
People's warrior [[electronic resource] ] : John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights / / Michael R. Lemov |
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Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-09897-0 |
9786613098979 |
1-61147-025-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (422 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Legislators - United States |
Government information - United States - History |
Freedom of information - United States - History |
Consumer protection - Government policy - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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It is hard to believe today, that there was a time when there was no lawful right to obtain government information, children's toys and other consumer products were not subject to safety standards, motor vehicles were not designed to protect their occupants, and when there was no federal insurance to protect investor money in brokerage accounts. These and other consumer rights came only after fierce |
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