The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization and High-Finance Fraudsters

@book{citeulike:500946, abstract = {{Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership. <P>This exciting new collection brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated "Washington Post" expos\&\#233; on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs and letters.}}, author = {Palast, Greg }, citeulike-article-id = {500946}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0452283914}, keywords = {books, corporations, corruption, democracy, globalization, imperialism, neo-liberalism}, month = {February}, posted-at = {2006-02-11 05:55:14}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Plume}, title = {The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization and High-Finance Fraudsters}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0452283914}, year = {2003} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:500946 L3 - citeulike-article-id:500946 TI - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization and High-Finance Fraudsters PB - Plume SN - 0452283914 N2 - {Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership. <P>This exciting new collection brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated "Washington Post" expos&#233; on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs and letters.} KW - books KW - corporations KW - corruption KW - democracy KW - globalization KW - imperialism KW - neo-liberalism AU - Palast, Greg PY - 2003/02/25/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0452283914 ER -