TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY ANALYSIS IN CHINA

This is the first book that analyzes tobacco control policies in China from the perspectives of economics and health. For readers interested in the economic aspects of tobacco control policy issues not only in China but also in other developing countries, this book provides a comprehensive analytical and empirical framework addressing key debated issues.

This book covers a range of interesting topics from the prevalence of smoking in China, health and economic burden of smoking in China, demand for cigarettes and taxation in China, the role of tobacco on farming, the tobacco industry and the World Trade Organization, poverty and smoking in China, to future challenges of tobacco control for the Chinese government.

Contents:

Tobacco Use and its Consequences:
- Prevalence of Smoking in China (G-H Yang)
- Tobacco Control Programs in China (A H Lee & Y Jiang)
- Chinese Physicians: Smoking Behavior, and their Smoking Cessation Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice (M Ong et al.)
- Disease Burden from Smoking and Passive Smoking in China (Q Gan et al.)
- Economic Burden of Smoking in China (H-Y Sung et al.)
Demand for Cigarettes and Household Expenditures Analysis:
- The Demand for Cigarettes in China (Z-Z Mao et al.)
- Smoking, Standard of Living, and Poverty in China (T-W Hu et al.)
- Cigarette Smoking and Poverty in China (Y-L Liu et al.)
Supply of Tobacco:
- The Role of Government in Tobacco Leaf Production in China: National and Local Interventions (T-W Hu et al.)
- China's Tobacco Industry and the World Trade Organization (E Tong et al.)
Cigarette Taxation:
- Effects of Cigarette Tax on Cigarette Consumption and the Chinese Economy (T-W Hu & Z-Z Mao)
- Cigarette Taxation in China: Lessons from International Experiences (T-W Hu)
- Earmarked Tobacco Taxes: The US Experience (T-W Hu et al.)
Policy Directions:
- China at the Crossroads: The Economics of Tobacco and Health (T-W Hu et al.)

Readership: Academics in public health, health economics, Chinese economy and professionals in the tobacco industry.

“Long the plague of the world's affluent nations, the epidemic of tobacco-produced disease has metastasized to developing countries. Nowhere is this more evident than in China, home to 350 million smokers, 1 million of whom die each year as a consequence of their smoking. Sadly, that number will grow substantially in the coming years. It is urgent, therefore, that health professionals and policy makers in China and other developing countries come to fully understand the disastrous outcomes of smoking and the beneficial impacts of selected policies in reducing them. Rigorous analysis of the effects of tobacco control policies has aided wealthy nations in reversing the toll of smoking. Now such analysis must be directed at the problem in the developing world. Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China: Economics and Health is the first major volume to provide a comprehensive analysis of the issues in a single developing country. A collaborative effort between U.S. and Chinese scholars, the book presents a compelling case for raising taxes on tobacco products, banning tobacco product promotion, and creating smoke-free environments to protect non-smoking Chinese. Policy scholars and professionals in countries throughout the developing world should emulate the model created by this book. The health of the public demands it.”

Kenneth E Warner
DeanAvedis Donabedian Distinguished University ProfessorDirector
School of Public HealthUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Michigan Tobacco Research Network

“A well-timed and outstanding book. China has already taken many strides in tobacco control, and with the ratification of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, it is now poised for further action. The greatest obstacle is the misperceived concern that tobacco control, especially via raising taxes, would harm the economy, leading to unemployment of farmers and other workers, hurting poor smokers, and reducing tax revenue. This book is therefore timely, coherent, reassuring, authoritative, and encouraging, concluding with the expert health economist's view that tobacco control is good for the wealth as well as the health of China.”

Dr Judith Mackay
World Lung Foundation, Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control

“There is no market more important to the tobacco industry and no nation posing more challenges to tobacco control than China. With 350 million smokers and 1 million tobacco-caused deaths annually, China is the biggest challenge in international tobacco control. Teh-wei Hu is the world's pre-eminent scholar in Chinese tobacco control. This seminal collection of papers is required reading for all who want to contribute to this unparalleled challenge.”

Simon Chapman
ProfessorEditor
Public HealthTobacco Control

348pp		Pub. date: Jan 2008
ISBN: 978-981-270-607-2 981-270-607-0		US$83 / £45

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