Bøger af Michael Pertschuk

Tells the behind-the-scenes contribution of entrepreneurial Congressional staff, who planted the seeds of public interest bills in their bosses' minds and manoeuvred to counteract the influence of lobbyists to pass laws in consumer protection, public health, and other policy arenas. This insider account draws on interviews and the author's fifteen years serving on the Senate Commerce Committee.

"Giant Killers is one of the rare books that is fun to read, fascinating and educational about the realities of modern Washington lobbying. Mike Pertschuk has done a great service, with good humor and lively anecdotes." -Joseph A. Califano, Jr., former Secretary of Health and Human Services

The US struggle between the public interest and corporate interests is well illustrated in the struggle between the tobacco industry and advocates for public health. In this text Pertschuk describes the forces brought to bear in the failure of the ""global settlement"" legislation.

Brings an insider's insight to the tumultuous years of the sixties and seventies, when the consumer protection bells rang from Washington throughout the land. This is an engrossing story of corporate versus consumer battles over health, safety, and the economic rights of Americans.