Introduction: Liberal States, Public Health, and the Tobacco Question 1. Children and Bystanders First: The Ethics and Politics of Tobacco Control in the United States Ronald Bayer and James Colgrove 2. The Limits of Tolerance: Cigarettes, Politics, and Society in Japan Eric A. Feldman 3. Rights and Public Health in the Balance: Tobacco Control in Canada Christopher P. Manfredi and Antonia Maioni 4. The Politics of Tobacco Control in Australia: International Template? John Ballard 5. Militants, Manufacturers, and Governments: Postwar Smoking Policy in the United Kingdom Virginia Berridge 6. Liberte, Egalite, Fumee: Smoking and Tobacco Control in France Constance A. Nathanson 7. Between Paternalism and Voluntarism: Tobacco Consumption and Tobacco Control in Germany Gunter Frankenberg 8. Holy Smoke, No More? Tobacco Control in Denmark Erik Albaek 9. Tobacco-Control Policy in the European Union: The Legal, Ethical, and Policy Debates Anna Gilmore and Martin McKee 10. Difference and Diffusion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Rise of Anti-tobacco Policies Allan M. Brandt 11. Tobacco Control in Comparative Perspective: Eight Nations in Search of an Explanation Theodore Marmor and Evan S. Lieberman Conclusion: Cigarettes, Science, and Public Health Notes Contributors Index
Unfiltered chronicles the ambivalence and diversity with which democracies reconcile the need to respect smokers' rights and dignity with the need to prevent millions of smoking-related deaths. Both tobacco control advocates and their libertarian critics will find something to cheer about in Unfiltered. The stories told--about the necessity and the perils of paternalism, the role of class, expertise, and interest group politics in shaping health policy--surely have broader application. I know of no similar book-length comparative study of tobacco policy across wealthy societies. -- Harold Pollack, University of Chicago I found Unfiltered to be very informative, logically organized, and well-written. It has long been known that tobacco consumption accounts for the largest single proportion of deaths and nearly half of those are considered preventable. It has only been the last half century that societies have taken seriously the need to protect the collective public health from the physical harms of smoking. Readers of this volume will understand all of these issues better. -- James Curran, Dean and Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University School of Public Health By placing tobacco policy into a broad international comparative framework, Unfiltered has rendered the tobacco control community a significant service. The book raises important questions about the politics of public health in liberal democracies: the role of corporate power and influence; the duty of government to protect citizens from toxic products; the tension between that duty and individual rights and preferences; and the interplay among science, political values, and policy making. Readers of Unfiltered will come away with a deeper appreciation of these issues and about the politics that swirl around efforts to protect the public health. -- Ken Warner, Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health and Director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network Unfiltered adds a singular contribution to the literature of tobacco control. In a wide-ranging, cross-national study, the volume offers invaluable insights into the historical, cultural, and institutional dimensions of tobacco policy as it has evolved over the past half-century - with notable sensitivity to the nuances among the eight nations examined. Essential reading for observers of the tobacco control landscape in the United States and abroad. -- Robert L. Rabin, A. Calder Mackay Professor of Law, Stanford University
Eric A. Feldman is Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Ronald Bayer is Professor at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.
Unfiltered chronicles the ambivalence and diversity with which
democracies reconcile the need to respect smokers' rights and
dignity with the need to prevent millions of smoking-related
deaths. Both tobacco control advocates and their libertarian
critics will find something to cheer about in Unfiltered. The
stories told--about the necessity and the perils of paternalism,
the role of class, expertise, and interest group politics in
shaping health policy--surely have broader application. I know of
no similar book-length comparative study of tobacco policy across
wealthy societies.
*Harold Pollack, University of Chicago*
I found Unfiltered to be very informative, logically organized, and
well-written. It has long been known that tobacco consumption
accounts for the largest single proportion of deaths and nearly
half of those are considered preventable. It has only been the last
half century that societies have taken seriously the need to
protect the collective public health from the physical harms of
smoking. Readers of this volume will understand all of these issues
better.
*James Curran, Dean and Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University
School of Public Health*
By placing tobacco policy into a broad international comparative
framework, Unfiltered has rendered the tobacco control community a
significant service. The book raises important questions about the
politics of public health in liberal democracies: the role of
corporate power and influence; the duty of government to protect
citizens from toxic products; the tension between that duty and
individual rights and preferences; and the interplay among science,
political values, and policy making. Readers of Unfiltered will
come away with a deeper appreciation of these issues and about the
politics that swirl around efforts to protect the public
health.
*Ken Warner, Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor
of Public Health and Director of the University of Michigan Tobacco
Research Network*
Unfiltered adds a singular contribution to the literature of
tobacco control. In a wide-ranging, cross-national study, the
volume offers invaluable insights into the historical, cultural,
and institutional dimensions of tobacco policy as it has evolved
over the past half-century - with notable sensitivity to the
nuances among the eight nations examined. Essential reading for
observers of the tobacco control landscape in the United States and
abroad.
*Robert L. Rabin, A. Calder Mackay Professor of Law, Stanford
University*
With the cover befitting a crime thriller, Unfiltered delivers an
honest, unfiltered discussion of contemporary policy debates in
tobacco control. The book documents experiences from eight
developed countries...The contributors unravel their countries'
arduous journeys into tobacco control. A meticulous discussion is
provided on how they confronted three key policy issues:
advertising controls; restricting public smoking; and tobacco
tax...Unfiltered concludes that appropriate policy alone is rarely
sufficient to bring about fundamental change in the social patterns
that facilitate starting, continuing, or ceasing to smoke. Tobacco
control advocates will be confronted with thought provoking
questions on the relation between national policies and individual
preferences, between legal regimens and social realities. All eight
countries show declines in smoking prevalence...Verdict: a must
read for public health advocates, researchers, and
policymakers.
*Tobacco Control*
Unfiltered may provide useful background as other public health
epidemics associated with multinational corporations are addressed.
This new book and other sources document the product features and
industry actions that led to an epidemic and the need for multiple
control strategies that are framed appropriately for the national
context. Those concerned with limiting obesity, diabetes, and
cardiovascular disease arising from unhealthful food consumption
driven by multinational corporations will likely find many
parallels in tobacco.
*JAMA*
Unfiltered explores the roots and implications of increasingly
restrictive international tobacco regulation through case studies
of eight industrialized nations and essays analyzing political,
economic, and legal forces. The essays reveal differences among
countries' understanding of public health, conceptions of freedom
of expression, and tolerance for risk-taking behaviors that also
harm others...This volume goes well beyond public health policy
debates of personal behavior versus the common good.
*Choice*
In this collection of eight national analyses and a perspective on
the European Union, a timely story is told from different cultural
and political points of view, including those of liberal
democracies, where respect for the rights of individual persons
must be balanced against collective efforts to support the public
good through political action. Each chapter in this thoroughly
referenced book delves into history, sometimes as far back as 500
years, to gain insights into which policies might be responsible
for progress in the countries discussed. Furthermore, the book
tries to explain why so many idiosyncrasies exist in the complex
world of tobacco control.
*New England Journal of Medicine*
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