Naslov
Smoking Prevalence and Antismoking Regulations in Transition Countries

Autori
Budak, Jelena ; Goel, Rajeev K. ; Nelson, Michael A.

Izvornik
Transition Studies Review (1614-4007) 13 (2006), 1; 231-248

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
cigarette; transition country; smoking prevalence; smoking restriction

Sažetak
As a number of new nations emerged in the early nineties, there has been a spurt in regulatory initiatives in transition countries toward nation building and socio-economic reforms. A key prerequisite to policy changes is an understanding of the related patterns and policies. This paper provides an overview of the smoking trends in transition nations, broken by gender and age, and the anti-smoking policies in place. In particular, four different types of non-price policies are studied. Comparisons with the rest of the world show that transition countries do not fare badly in terms of implementing anti-smoking policies and are, in fact, better in some cases than other countries. However, greater smoking prevalence for some population subgroups in transition nations suggests that either some other socio-economic factors influencing smoking prevalence might be at play or there might be some enforcement issues with the policies in place.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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