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The 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health

Building capacity for a tobacco-free world

July 12-15, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 12:00 PM
15-24

Uprooting the Foundations of Tobacco Industry in Nigeria

JESOPHINE EDJEREN Sr., RN, ADMINISTYRATION, ST JOHN'S REHABILITATION CENTRE, SUITE 6, PLOT 209 EAST WEST ROAD, RUMUODARA, PORT HARCOURT, 23484, Nigeria

Objective: TO UPROOT THE FOUNDATIONS OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

Methods: REVIEW STARTEGIES ANDN TACTICS FOR REDUCING INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES.

Results: THE STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE USED BY GOVERNMENTS TO ERODE INDUSTRY POWER INCLUDE DECREASING THE INDUSTRY'S RESOURCES, ENSURING GREATER VISIBILITY OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDING FUNCTIONAL ALTERNATIVES . THEIR VULNERABILE RESOURCES INCLUDE THEIR LEGITIMACY, CAPACITY CAPITAL AND RIGHTS.

DECREASING THE INDUSTRY'S LEGITIMACY INCREASES ITS POLITICAL AND BUSINESS VULNERABILITY, AS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS SEEK TO MINIMIZE THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY . DECREASING INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE INCLUDES MAKING THE PROSPECTS OF PROFIT AND STAY OUT OF JAIL , LESS LIKELY FOR INDUSTRY INVESTORS AND MANAGERS.



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