Democracy INC

Exposes the vested interests behind the US slide toward conflating corporate values with democratic values. Through an examination of professionalization in both the press and the law and free speech as property, this book demonstrates that present democracy is about trying to control and manage citizens than giving them freedom to participate.

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1A 1. The Rise of Corporate Rationalization 2. Corporate Rationalization and Discourse Democracy: Seeking Alternatives Part 2 3. Professionalization of the Press and Law: Routinization and Management 4. Defining a Professional Mission: The Law and the Question of Public Representation Part 3 5. Corporate Ownership and the Press: Collapsing Distinctions 6. Public Television, Parks, Parades, and Rest Areas: Managing the Property of Public Life 7. Resisting Corporate Rationalization: Toward a Discourse Theory of the First Amendment Notes Index