The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception

The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financ...

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Main Author: Michaels, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2020
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Summary:The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty; in The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how bad science becomes public policy -- and where it's happening today
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Physical Description:1 online resource (343 pages)
ISBN:9780190922689

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