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Full text of Curbing the Epidemic: Governments and the Economics of Tobacco Control, World Bank, 1999. Analyses economic, social and health issues around tobacco controls. Translations in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish and Japanese.
Why the report was written, its topics, audience, authors and data sources.
Translation of the World Bank Report on Tobacco Control
Economics of Tobacco Database - Key country-specific data on tobacco use, deaths caused by tobacco use, expenditures on health, tobacco tax structures, levels and revenues regulations and restrictions on tobacco, tobacco leaf and cigarette production, employment related to tobacco, trade: imports and exports (volume and value) of tobacco leaves and cigarettes
Summary information for 197 countries and territories, and briefing notes for selected countries
Tobacco Slide Presentations
12 myths and facts on: tobacco and the poor, what smokers know about the risks of tobacco, tobacco taxes, rates and revenues, smuggling, impact of tobacco controls on farmers. Questions and answers on strategies governments could use to reduce tobacco use and their cost-effectiveness.
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Economics of tobacco control toolkit
Tobacco Control in Developing Countries
Economics of Tobacco Discussion Papers
Tobacco Control Policy: Strategies, Successes and Setbacks 		 

Country & Regional Profiles and Economics of Tobacco Briefs
Tobacco Control Country Profiles
 Corrao MA, Guindon GE, Sharma N, Shokoohi DF (editors)
America Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

Basic data on population, GDP, prevalence, disease impact, legislation and organizations involved in tobacco control.

Country Economics of Tobacco Briefs
Country Economics of Tobacco Briefs compiled by the World Bank. Ayda Yurekli and Joy de Beyer. Notes and graphs showing consumption, prices, taxes, revenues, trade, etc.

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