Global Tobacco Control Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer

by Cairney, Paul; Studlar, Donley T.; Mamudu, Hadii M.

• ISBN13: 9780230200043
• ISBN10: 0230200044
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Paul Cairney is Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, UK. Donley T. Studlar is Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University, USA. Hadii M. Mamudu is Assistant Professor of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, USA.

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"This is an excellent case study in which the authors provide a thorough account of global tobacco control issues using political and public policy analysis. The book is clearly written, accessible and will be of great interest to students of politics, policy analysis and public health."
- Rob Baggott, Professor, Health Policy Research Unit, De Montfort University, UK