Article review: Is excessive corporate power one of the causes of poor public health?
Abstract
In many sectors of the economy, profit-oriented giant corporations have excessive power over governments and civil society. These imbalances in the balance of power are a major contributor to many pressing and complex social problems, such as unhealthy diets, climate change and growing socio-economic inequalities.
References
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Wood, B., Lacy-Nichols, J., & Sacks, G. (2023). Taking on the Corporate Determinants of Ill-health and Health Inequity: A Scoping Review of Actions to Address Excessive Corporate Power to Protect and Promote the Public’s Health. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12(1), 1-17. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7304
