The proliferation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry has had profound implications for American health policy …, tort law, civil law, and welfare and social policy. Since the publication of Rabin and Sugarman's Smoking Policy, class … tobacco to the forefront of national and public policy debates. This collection includes essays by eleven leading public …

Many investors do not want to finance morally objectionable activities with their money, such as smoking. But is … investing in the shares of tobacco companies the same as financing the tobacco business? Analyzing two decades of data we find … that investors in tobacco shares have not provided any fresh capital to tobacco firms for expanding their operations, so …

nations concerned with the risks and health consequences of smoking tobacco has resulted in the adoption of international …For years, tobacco interests have played an important role in developing international law. Recently, cooperation among …, and recount the history of tobacco litigation before international courts and tribunals and to assess its contribution to …

We analyse the major economic issues raised by the 1997 Tobacco Resolution and the ensuing proposed legislation that … were intended to settle tobacco litigation in the United States. By settling litigation largely in return for tax increases … argue that the legislation was not particularly focused on youth smoking, despite the rhetoric. However, contrary to …

We analyse the major economic issues raised by the 1997 Tobacco Resolution and the ensuing proposed legislation that … were intended to settle tobacco litigation in the United States. By settling litigation largely in return for tax increases … argue that the legislation was not particularly focused on youth smoking, despite the rhetoric. However, contrary to …