TY - BOOK AU - Gandy, Oscar H. TI - Beyond agenda setting: information subsidies and public policy SN - 9780893910969 U1 - 302.2340973 PY - 1982/// CY - New Jersey PB - Ablex Publishing Corporation KW - Mass media - Political aspects - United States KW - Communications in politics - United States KW - Policy science N1 - Includes index N2 - This volume describes the use of mass media and other communication channels by corporations, bureaucrats, politicians and consumer advocates to influence the development and implementation of public policy in areas of science, technology and social service delivery. It provides answers to the critical question--who sets the media agenda, how, and for what purposes. This book is the first to reveal the degree of inequality that exists between participants in any policy debate. (http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Agenda-Setting-Information-Communication/dp/0893910961) ER -