2006•Tobacco ControlRequires access

Mauritius: British minister flouts rules to greet BAT man

David Simpson

Open publisher page 0 citations

Abstract

Health workers in Mauritius are accustomed to their government’s willingness to cosy up to BAT, the hugely dominant cigarette manufacturer in the local tobacco market, especially when the company lubricates the relationship with university education grants and other economic beads for the natives. But they felt a bitter disappointment recently to see the British government doing the same …

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Health workers in Mauritius are accustomed to their government’s willingness to cosy up to BAT, the hugely dominant cigarette manufacturer in the local tobacco market, especially when the company lubricates the relationship with university education grants and other economic beads for the natives. But they felt a bitter disappointment recently to see the British government doing the same …

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Health workers in Mauritius are accustomed to their government’s willingness to cosy up to BAT, the hugely dominant cigarette manufacturer in the local tobacco market, especially when the company lubricates the relationship with university education grants and other economic beads for the natives. But they felt a bitter disappointment recently to see the British government doing the same …

Key concepts: Disappointment, Government (linguistics), Business, Advertising, Political science, Psychology, Philosophy, Social psychology

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Mauritius: British minister flouts rules to greet BAT man — Research Paper | ScholarLens