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Economics Of Tobacco Control In China: From Policy Research To Practice (Hardcover)
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Economics Of Tobacco Control In China: From Policy Research To Practice (Hardcover)
Series: World Scientific Series in Global Health Economics and Public Policy, 4
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Nearly 370 million people in China smoke; about one-third of all
smokers in the world are in China; and about 1.2 million deaths in
China are attributable to smoking. The death toll is expected to
reach 2.2 million in 2030 if no smoking intervention programs are
implemented. Taxation on tobacco products is one of the most
effective tobacco control programs. This book addresses not only
why China should raise cigarette tax, but also how to raise the
tobacco tax, by providing decision makers with relevant research
findings and quantitative estimate about the impact of raising the
tobacco tax. It documents how these research findings were
communicated to the Chinese government officials, and how, finally,
tobacco tax was raised 10 years after China's ratification of the
WHO Frame Work Convention on Tobacco Control Treaty.The purposes of
this book are (1) to inform economists, public health
professionals, and policymakers about the economic consequences of
smoking, (2) to provide the essential economics (particularly
related to taxation) and public health information upon which to
build the specifics of the taxation policy that is adopted, (3) to
identify barriers, challenges, and recommendations for the Chinese
government, and (4) to describe how research findings can be
disseminated and communicated successfully to Chinese government
policy makers. It is a must read for researchers who are interested
in China's tobacco control efforts and in how to communicating
their findings to the policy makers. It could also be useful for
tobacco control professionals, researchers and policy makers in
other countries.
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