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Moral Jeopardy: Risks of Accepting Money from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling Industries
Peter J. Adams
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Description for Moral Jeopardy: Risks of Accepting Money from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling Industries
hardcover. This book explores the risks of accepting profits from industry and how to reduce these risks. Series: International Research Monographs in the Addictions. Num Pages: 284 pages, 19 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KJG; MBN; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 56.
Tobacco, alcohol and gambling corporations have been highly effective in stalling, diverting and blocking public health measures. This book provides an original and engaging exposé of the ethical issues faced by people and organizations when they accept industry money in ways that facilitate corporate influence with the public and with policy makers. It starts with a detailed examination of the risks of accepting such profits and what might be done to reduce them, then moves on to introduce the concept of a continuum of 'moral jeopardy' which shifts the emphasis from accept/not accept binaries to a focus on the extent ... Read more
Tobacco, alcohol and gambling corporations have been highly effective in stalling, diverting and blocking public health measures. This book provides an original and engaging exposé of the ethical issues faced by people and organizations when they accept industry money in ways that facilitate corporate influence with the public and with policy makers. It starts with a detailed examination of the risks of accepting such profits and what might be done to reduce them, then moves on to introduce the concept of a continuum of 'moral jeopardy' which shifts the emphasis from accept/not accept binaries to a focus on the extent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
International Research Monographs in the Addictions
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107091207
SKU
V9781107091207
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Ref
99-16
About Peter J. Adams
Peter J. Adams is a Professor at the Centre for Addiction Research, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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