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Fear of Persuasion
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A New Perspective on Advertising Regulation
By John E. Calfee
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000
Fear of Persuasion
Dimensions: 8.5'' x 6.25''
116 pages
AEI Press  (Washington)
Publication Date: September 1997
Paperback
ISBN: 2940124027
Price: $ 19.95
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Research has demonstrated that advertising is far more beneficial than is usually believed, while its supposed defects are largely offset by market forces. Written in a semipopular style, taking an international perspective, and based on research by the author and others, this book addresses the most prominent policy issues raised by advertising--competition, consumer information, children, ad bans, and free speech.

John E. Calfee is a resident scholar at AEI.



Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction
Advertising and Competition
Advertising and Information: the Obvious and the Nonobvious
Advertising Under the Influence of Consumers and Competition
Advertising and Children
What Do Advertising Bans Accomplish?
Self-Regulation
Some Lessons for Regulation
Advertising and Freedom



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