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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"tobacco industry"”.
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The problems of monopoly and oligopoly in the American tobacco industry
A history of tobacco and its use by the Indians of South, Central, and North America is discussed and its gradual spread of use to Spain, England, and the Continent is given. The formation of a monopoly by James B. Duke in establishing the American Tobacco Company, and the price policies, product …
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Public perception: comparing tobacco industry public relations campaigns of today and yesteryear
<p>This study compared public perception of tobacco industry public relations campaigns of today and yesteryear. Little study has been devoted to the public's changing perception of tobacco public relations since the Master Settlement Agreement changed tobacco public relations efforts in 1998.</p> …
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Taxation of the South African tobacco industry : with special reference to its employment effects
… 1995, despite vociferous opposition from the industry, effected tax increases greater than expected inflation to adjust the cigarette duty back to its former levels. The tobacco industry has argued that such actions will result in job losses. The industry has argued that, regardless of its …
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The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa
… been attributed to upward spikes in the illicit tobacco trade. This dissertation explores the upward spike in the illicit tobacco trade, in order to assess whether or not a relationship exists between tobacco companies’ actions and the spike in illicit activity. The study analyses information …
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CORPOREAL ANXIETY: THE VISUAL ARGUMENTATION OF RECENT ANTI-TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENTS
Tobacco usage is the leading contributor to preventable death in the United States, yet maintains a strong appeal to many demographics, due to decades of massive advertising expenditures from the tobacco industry and the ubiquitous presence of cigarettes in American culture. Two of the latest …
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A South African perspective: Do excise duties imposed on tobacco products drive the illicit trade in tobacco products?
The use of tobacco products is said to be the second leading cause of preventable deaths and disability in the world, accounting for approximately eight million deaths around the world annually, with about one million deaths as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. South Africa and many other …
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Advancing Global Tobacco Control: Exploring Worldwide Youth Attitudes and Behaviors toward Tobacco Use and Control
<p>Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the world. The disproportionate increase in tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries needs immediate attention. Many smokers begin smoking as adolescents and are most likely to become permanent smokers. Moreover, youth …
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The Making of Public Morality: Politics, Social Engineering and the Development of a Safer Cigarette
… years, and at least an implicit concern over tobacco and health for decades, if not centuries prior; however, government policy on how to address tobacco as a public health issue has been erratic. At the turn of the twentieth century, when cigarettes first became a national phenomenon, the …
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Tobacco control in Zimbabwe and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC): State of Affairs
… opposition to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Since the country’s ratification of the WHO FCTC in 2014, the government has put in place financial incentives to promote tobacco production, contrary to the WHO FCTC. The conflicting signals, coupled with seemingly …
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British American tobacco PLC: an analysis of the group's pricing strategy across its key markets
Tobacco products are subject to substantial excise and sales taxes. In most countries these increase over time, but the rate of increase varies between countries and across different types of tobacco products. The tobacco industry is opposed to increases in tobacco taxes, changes in relative tax …
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William Thomas Sutherlin, patriarch of Danville
… in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He worked in tobacco on his father's farm until 1843. He then moved to Danville and embarked on a career in tobacco manufacturing. Sutherlin's ventures in the tobacco industry allowed him to become the second wealthiest man in the state of Virginia. In 1849, …
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Influence of cultivar, topping height, and harvest treatment on physical and chemical characteristics of flue-cured tobacco
There has been an increased interest among the tobacco industry in the production of tip leaves in flue-cured tobacco. Different harvest treatments of flue-cured tobacco were compared across six cultivars and two topping heights with the objective of identifying tip grade tobacco. Agronomic and …
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Downsizing: Personnel Reductions at the Swedish Tobacco Monopoly, 1915-1939
… how a state-owned enterprise, the Swedish Tobacco Monopoly, reduced its labour inputs because of changed consumer preferences and mechanization in the 1920s and 1930s. By combining qualitative and quantitative evidence, the study addresses questions about the ways of achieving reductions, …
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To what extent can a cigarette be regarded as a regressed form of infantile 'transitional object' that prolongs into adulthood?
It is widely known that tobacco contains toxic ingredients; however, despite a conscious awareness of its toxic content, people still continue to smoke. Even Freud could not resist his severe addiction to cigars. Having been diagnosed with oral cancer in 1923 at the age of 67, and subsequently gone …
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Philip Morris Faces "the truth": A Rhetorical Analysis of the Persuasiveness of Two Teen-Targeted Anti-Smoking Advertising Campaigns
… adolescents to think of Philip Morris and their tobacco products in a positive light. <p>Conclusions suggest that due to the vast impact of media the glorifies smoking and other self-injurious behaviors; infrequent appearance of pro-social media appeals; insidious coercive tactics of the tobacco …
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An investigation into contemporary tobacco smoking behaviour in Nigeria: the impact of cultural transference on consumer behaviour and usage intentions.
Tobacco has continued to be a global threat, particularly in developing countries. While it appears that the demands for tobacco products have continued to fall in many developed countries, tobacco growing and consumption is posited to become increasingly concentrated in developing countries. …
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Navigating conflicting mandates and interests in the governance of the commercial determinants of health: the case of tobacco in Fiji and Vanuatu.
The consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods and beverages is driving the global noncommunicable disease (NCD) crisis. The commercial determinants of health (CDOH) have been recognized as the practices of industries aimed at increasing the availability, affordability, …
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Navigating conflicting mandates and interests in the governance of the commercial determinants of health: the case of tobacco in Fiji and Vanuatu.
The consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods and beverages is driving the global noncommunicable disease (NCD) crisis. The commercial determinants of health (CDOH) have been recognized as the practices of industries aimed at increasing the availability, affordability, …
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Hooked on Nico-Teen: The Youth Vaping Epidemic
Between 2014 and 2018, the nicotine consumption market was irreversibly transformed with the boom of electronic cigarettes. Although these devices initially hit the market as a safe alternative to cigarettes that would help current smokers to quit, the product quickly spread to middle and high …
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