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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823609003321

Titolo

Thinker, faker, spinner, spy [[electronic resource] ] : corporate PR and the assault on democracy / / edited by William Dinan and David Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2007

ISBN

1-78371-169-8

9786612005961

1-84964-295-8

1-282-00596-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 324 p

Altri autori (Persone)

DinanWilliam

MillerDavid <1964->

Disciplina

629.285

Soggetti

Corporations - Public relations - Political aspects

Corporations - Political activity

Corporate power

Business intelligence

Business and politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pt. 1. Global corporate power and corporate spin -- pt. 2. How corporations use spin to undermine democracy -- pt. 3. The subterranean world of the power brokers -- pt. 4. Fighting back : campaigning against the spin and rolling back corporate power.

Sommario/riassunto

Leading writers expose the scandalous world of corporate spin and its impact on media freedom, democracy and the health of our planet.