The illusion of righteousness: Corporate social responsibility practices of the alcohol industry

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Yoon, Sungwon ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alcohol industry; Alcohol policies; Corporate social responsibility; Framework convention; Politics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879820323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-630     Document Type: Article

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