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Tobacco War : Inside the California Battles /

Tobacco War charts the dramatic and complex history of tobacco politics in California over the past quarter century. Beginning with the activities of a small band of activists who, in the 1970s, put forward the radical notion that people should not have to breathe second-hand tobacco smoke, Stanton...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Glantz, Stanton A. (Autor), Balbach, Edith D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2000]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Beginnings: The Nonsmokers' Rights Movement
  • 3. Proposition 99 Emerges
  • 4. Beating the Tobacco Industry at the Polls
  • 5. Moving to the Legislature
  • 6. Proposition 99's First Implementing Legislation
  • 7. Implementing the Tobacco Control Program
  • 8. The Tobacco Industry's Response
  • 9. The Battle over Local Tobacco Control Ordinances
  • 10. Continued Erosion f the Health Education Account: 1990-1994
  • 11. Battles over Preemption
  • 12. The End of Acquiescence
  • 13. The Lawsuits
  • 14. Doing It Differently
  • 15. Political Interference in Program Management
  • 16. Lessons Learned
  • Appendix A. Organizations, Programs, and People Involved in Tabacco Control in California
  • Appendix B. Important California Tabacco Control Events
  • References
  • About the Authors
  • Index