Corporate strategy, corporate capture: Food and alcohol industry lobbying and public health

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 564-589

  Miller, David ^a   Harkins, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol industry; corporate power; food industry; lobbying; public relations

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DECISION MAKING; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; LOBBYING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 78649263327     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018310376805     Document Type: Article

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