This book uses the concept of political conflict to examine the effects of globalization on tobacco control policies. Analyzing a range of challenges to policies enacted by Australia, Canada, the United States, the European Union and Uruguay, the book examines how the global trading system has narrowed the scope of conflicts over tobacco control.

Autorentext
Holly Jarman is an Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan, USA. As a political scientist, she researches policies and regulations designed to shape markets and their effects on social policy outputs and outcomes.

Inhalt
List of Tables and Figures List of Acronyms Acknowledgements 1. Globalization, Tobacco Control, and Political Conflict 2. Trade Threats in Domestic Tobacco Control Debates 3. Tobacco at the World Trade Organisation 4. Investors Versus States 5. Changing the Rules of Trade 6. Trade-proofing Tobacco Control Bibliography