Urgently needed: voices for integrity in public policy making.
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Society needs strong voices to promote public health and the integrity of policymaking processes. This is especially critical given the dominant paradigm of marketbased solutions and the increasing conversion by transnational corporations of their economic power into political power. Nicky Hager‘s recent book Dirty Politics exposed an apparent systemic approach being used by the tobacco, alcohol and processed food industries in New Zealand to attack prominent public health advocates.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
دوره 38 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014