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Political barriers to evidence-based tobacco control policy: Cronyism and cognitive dissonance, a Tasmanian case study

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Tasmania led in several areas of tobacco control legislation reform in the period 1997 to 2010. Despite this, Tasmania lagged in other crucial areas, particularly the allocation of resources for community education, mass media campaigns and cessation programmes. Key impediments were crony capitalism; the conservative ideology of ‘white male’ politicians; cognitive dissonance of smoking politicians; a lack of perception of priority regarding the scientific research evidence about smoking risk; and delays caused by the tobacco industry. This study analyses the political situation in Tasmania and argues that evidence-based progress on tobacco control resource allocation was not established until 2013.

Source: Evidence & Policy

DOI: 10.1332/174426416x14615120637063

Authors: Kathryn Barnsley, E Haydn Walters, Richard Wood-Baker

Institution: University of Tasmania

Language: English

Topic: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2345178029

FWCI: 0.303

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