Industry lobbying remains an obstacle to effective health-oriented alcohol policy. In 2013, an
increase in excise tax on spirits was announced by the Polish government. This article …

Background Previous studies have examined factors impairing alcohol policy
implementation in Nigeria, but none adopted a community-based approach. Given that …

This article considers alcohol policy development in England and Wales under the coalition
government after 2010. With a particular focus on minimum unit pricing, it examines why …

Abstract Introduction and Aims There is international interest in how the availability of
alcohol can be controlled to reduce harms. An objective of 'protecting and improving public …

Background: Charities exist to pursue a public benefit, whereas corporations serve the
interests of their shareholders. The alcohol industry uses corporate social responsibility …

When the Labour government came to power in the UK in 1997, it took over high and rising
levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol‐related harm. Contrary to 'old Labour''s views on …

Throughout history, alcohol policy has been tied to ideas of cultural change. In 2000, the
New Labour government proposed deregulatory legislation that was designed, in part, to …

This article explores how proponents of a public health model of alcohol policy have, for
more than a quarter of a century, argued consistently but unsuccessfully for an integrated …

Media coverage of the “problems” associated with alcohol is widespread in countries of the
global North and now, increasingly, in those of the global South. However, despite this …

The planning system was constrained by a neo-liberalist insistence on land-use planning in
the 1980s and early 1990s, thereby providing the institutional framework for deregulation of …