Death and taxes: The framing of the causes and policy responses to the illicit tobacco trade in Canadian newspapers

The illicit tobacco trade accounts for 10% of the global cigarette market and results in US$31 billion in lost tax revenues annually. Despite legal prosecution of tobacco companies, and the introduction of new policy responses, the trade has reached an all-time high. Previous research documents how...

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Authors: Smith, Julia (Author) ; Lee, Kelley 1962- (Author) ; Thompson, Sheryl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Cogent social sciences
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1
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