A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries

In this working paper, an exploration of available data and information is conducted and findings presented, to support the view that the dichotomous business model and related harm reduction narrative promoted nowadays by the tobacco industry, mer...

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Main Author: Marquez, Patricio V.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-374902022-06-01T05:10:37Z A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries Marquez, Patricio V. BUSINESS ETHICS HEALTH RISK TRANSPARENCY TOBACCO RISK IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TOBACCO INDUSTRY BURDEN OF TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES HARM REDUCTION E-CIGARETTES ECONOMIC COST OF TOBACCO DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF SMOKING In this working paper, an exploration of available data and information is conducted and findings presented, to support the view that the dichotomous business model and related harm reduction narrative promoted nowadays by the tobacco industry, merits scrutiny by the international community. The promotion of e-cigarettes as welfare enhancing in rich countries, particularly because they are posited to help adult smokers quit, tends to obfuscate a dire reality. The same tobacco industry that promotes (e-cigarettes as harm reduction in rich countries, derives the bulk of its profits by selling cigarettes in lower income countries. 2022-05-31T19:34:55Z 2022-05-31T19:34:55Z 2022-04-27 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099824004282257047/IDU0e28b434e0bf5704eed0a39e03059f687080f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37490 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Working Paper
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topic BUSINESS ETHICS
HEALTH RISK TRANSPARENCY
TOBACCO RISK IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
BURDEN OF TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
HARM REDUCTION
E-CIGARETTES
ECONOMIC COST OF TOBACCO
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF SMOKING
spellingShingle BUSINESS ETHICS
HEALTH RISK TRANSPARENCY
TOBACCO RISK IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
BURDEN OF TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
HARM REDUCTION
E-CIGARETTES
ECONOMIC COST OF TOBACCO
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF SMOKING
Marquez, Patricio V.
A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries
description In this working paper, an exploration of available data and information is conducted and findings presented, to support the view that the dichotomous business model and related harm reduction narrative promoted nowadays by the tobacco industry, merits scrutiny by the international community. The promotion of e-cigarettes as welfare enhancing in rich countries, particularly because they are posited to help adult smokers quit, tends to obfuscate a dire reality. The same tobacco industry that promotes (e-cigarettes as harm reduction in rich countries, derives the bulk of its profits by selling cigarettes in lower income countries.
format Working Paper
author Marquez, Patricio V.
author_facet Marquez, Patricio V.
author_sort Marquez, Patricio V.
title A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries
title_short A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries
title_full A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries
title_fullStr A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries
title_sort novel tobacco market diversification : unsmoking rich countries while smoking low-and-middle income countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099824004282257047/IDU0e28b434e0bf5704eed0a39e03059f687080f
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