Global tobacco control: power, policy, governance and transfer

The first major book by political scientists explaining global tobacco control policy. It identifies a history of minimal tobacco control then charts the extent to which governments have regulated tobacco in the modern era. It identifies major policy change from the post-war period and uses theories of public policy to help explain the change. PAUL CAIRNEY Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, UK. His interest in tobacco policy was sparked by research into public policy in the devolved UK. He is the author of 'Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues' (Palgrave). DONLEY T. STUDLAR Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University, USA. He has published four books and over 125 articles on comparative politics in journals all over the world. His previous book on this topic is 'Tobacco Control: Comparative Politics in the United States and Canada'.HADII M. MAMUDU Assistant Professor of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, USA, where he researches tobacco control. He is the author of 'ThePolitics of the Evolution of Global Tobacco Control: The Formation and Functioning of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.'. INDICE: Introduction: Political Science and Tobacco Policy - Theories of Policy Change - The Global Policy Context - European Countries and the EU - TheUK: A Case Study - The United States - Other Advanced Industrial Countries - Tobacco Control Policymaking in Developing Regions - The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - Conclusion: Using Theories of Public Policy to Explain Tobacco Policy -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-20004-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés