Article review: Is excessive corporate power one of the causes of poor public health?

  • Iván Devosa Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church Faculty of Pedagogy, Budapest, Hungary
Keywords: corporate power, commercial determinants of health, corporate determinants of health, countervailing power, economic democracy

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

Meagher M. Competition is Killing Us: How Big Business is Harming Our Society and Planet - and What to Do About it. London: Penguin Group; 2020.

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

Published
2025-03-03
How to Cite
DevosaI. (2025). Article review: Is excessive corporate power one of the causes of poor public health?. Multidisciplinary Health & Wellbeing, 3(1), 54-58. https://doi.org/10.58701/mej.18236
Section
Short Reviews