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Bending science : how special interests corrupt public health research
- Title
- Bending science : how special interests corrupt public health research / Thomas O. McGarity, Wendy E. Wagner.
- Author
- McGarity, Thomas O.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
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- Additional Authors
- Wagner, Wendy (Wendy Elizabeth)
- Description
- viii, 384 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "What do we know about the possible poisons that industrial technologies leave in American air and water? How reliable is the science that federal regulators and legislators use to protect the public from dangerous products and pollutants? As this impressively well-documented and deeply disturbing book shows, ideological or economic attacks on research - and on scientists personally - are not isolated incidents, but part of an extensive pattern of abuse." "McGarity and Wagner reveal the range of sophisticated legal and financial tactics political and corporate advocates use to discredit or suppress research, or invent controversy, on possible human health hazards." "With compelling stories drawn entirely from the public record, McGarity and Wagner describe the ways many advocates attempt to bend science to reach a convenient outcome or to "spin" inconvenient findings if they become public. An immense number of legal tools are available to shrewd and well-heeled partisans determined to manipulate research."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Scientific Misconduct
- Environmental Health
- Jurisprudence
- Public Policy
- Pressure groups > United States
- Public Health
- Environmental policy > United States
- Medical policy > United States
- Public health > Research > United States
- Research
- Fraud in science > United States
- Environmental health > Research > United States
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-375) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Why Bend Science?: The Players, the Setting, and the Consequences -- 3. Where Are the Scientists?: Distorting Science without Oversight or Penalty -- 4. Shaping Science: The Art of Creating Research to Fit One's Needs -- 5. Hiding Science: The Art of Concealing Unwelcome Information -- 6. Attacking Science: The Art of Turning Reliable Research into "Junk" -- 7. Harassing Scientists: The Art of Bullying Scientists Who Produce Damaging Research -- 8. Packaging Science: The Art of Assembling an Expert Group to Advance a Favored Outcome -- 9. Spinning Science: The Art of Manipulating Public Perceptions about Credible Science -- 10. Restoring Science: Forcing Bent Science Out into the Open -- 11. Reforming Science Oversight: Instituting More Vigorous Oversight Processes -- 12. Final Thoughts: A Broader Perspective on the Problem and the Prospects for Change.
- ISBN
- 9780674028159 (alk. paper)
- 0674028155 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007043110
- OCLC
- ocn175174375
- 175174375
- SCSB-5408048
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries