Impact of market forces on addictive substances and behaviours : the web of influence of the addictive industries / David Miller, Claire Harkins, Matthias Schlögl, Brendan Montague.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, David, 1964- author.

Harkins, Claire, author.

Schlögl, Matthias, author.

Montague, Brendan, author.

Series:

Governance of addictive substances and behaviours series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Substance abuse--Government policy--European Union countries.

Substance abuse.

Substance abuse--Economic aspects--European Union countries.

Markets--European Union countries.

Markets.

Substance abuse--Economic aspects.

Substance abuse--Government policy.

European Union countries.

Substance-Related Disorders--economics.

Substance-Related Disorders--prevention & control.

European Union--economics.

Health Policy.

Ethics, Business.

Medical Subjects:

Substance-Related Disorders--economics.

Substance-Related Disorders--prevention & control.

European Union--economics.

Health Policy.

Ethics, Business.

Physical Description:

xiv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First Edition.

Other Title:

Impact of market forces on addictive substances and behaviors : the web of influence of the addictive industries

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The differences between alcohol, food, gambling, and tobacco as consumer products are obvious. Yet research suggests, that there are underlying similarities in the way that food, alcohol, and gambling industries are replicating the tobacco Industry's strategy of attempting to influence and determine public health policy. Impact of Market Forces on Addictive Substances and Behaviours examines the 'web of influence' formed by industries that manufacture and sell addictive products and trade associations and policy intermediaries, such as lobbyists and think tanks, in the EU. Using a new dataset on these corporate networks, it quantifies the strength of the connections between the actors in these webs, and uses these data to guide qualitative studies on the content of corporate strategy and, specifically, on corporations' attempts to 'capture' policy and three crucial ancillary domains; science, civil society, and the news and promotional media. The study draws on the structural data to outline the comprehensive engagement of industry with policy issues at the EU level and the ways in which corporations and stakeholders attempt to influence policy in their favour. It concludes by asking what kinds of solutions might to possible to the evident public health challenges posed by the addictions web of influence, and proposed key reforms that have the best chance of minimizing the impact of disease stemming from addictions in European countries. Impact of Market Forces on Addictive Substances and Behaviours is based on the research from ALICE RAP, a multidisciplinary European study of addictive substances and behaviours in contemporary society. This is an essential resource for public health researchers, policy makers in the addictive substance and behaviours field, and academics specializing in the fields of governance of addictive substances and behaviours and public health, as well as GPs and social workers wishing to supplement their knowledge on current addiction issues. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The global political economy of the addictive industries 1

2 The multiple voices of the corporation 19

3 The architecture of the addiction lobby 31

4 Astroturf, front groups, sock puppets, and the capture of civil society 63

5 The addiction thought collective: How think tanks foster addiction 77

6 Interlocking corporate networks in civil society 93

7 Corporate capture of science? 115

8 Addiction aware? Corporate social responsibility 137

9 Advertising addictions 153

10 Lobbying and policy capture 181

11 Conclusions: Prospects for untangling the addictions web of influence 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198753261

0198753268

OCLC:

975420581