Regulating tobacco [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert L. Rabin & Stephen D. Sugarman

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.29/66/0973
• Soggetto topico: Tobacco industry - Government policy - United States; Cigarette industry - Government policy - United States; Tobacco use - Health aspects - United States; Tobacco use - Prevention - Government policy - United States; Cigarette smoke - Health aspects - United States; Advertising - Cigarettes - Government policy - United States; Youth - Tobacco use - Prevention - Government policy - United States; Medical policy - United States; Tobacco industry - Law and legislation - United States; Smoking - Law and legislation - United States
• Altri autori: RabinRobert L SugarmanStephen D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; About the Contributors; 1 Perspectives on Policy: Introduction; 2 The Politics of Tobacco Regulation in the United States; 3 Taxing Tobacco: The Impact of Tobacco Taxes on Cigarette Smoking and Other Tobacco Use; 4 Marketing Policies; 5 Reducing Harm to Smokers: Methods, Their Effectiveness, and the Role of Policy; 6 Reducing the Supply of Tobacco to Youths; 7 The Third Wave of Tobacco Tort Litigation; 8 Clean Indoor Air Restrictions: Progress and Promise; 9 International Aspects of Tobacco Control and the Proposed WHO Treaty; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R ; ST; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: The proliferation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry has had profound implications for American health policy, tort law, civil law, and welfare and social policy. Since the publication of Rabin and Sugarman's Smoking Policy, class action suits, FDA regulation, clean air legislation, health insurance reimbursement, and extensive advertising have brought tobacco to the forefront of national and public policy debates. This collection includes essays by eleven leading public health experts, economists, physicians, political scientists, and lawyers, whose activities encompass Congressional te
• Titolo autorizzato: Regulating tobacco
• ISBN: 0-19-772033-1; 9786610481149; 1-280-48114-5; 1-282-36714-5; 9786612367144; 0-19-803183-1; 0-19-534902-4; 0-19-530303-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783273003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II