The hidden power of corporations Editorial The growing literature on what are termed “the commercial determinants of health” pays particular attention to the hidden and invisible forms of power, whereby… Read more »

Author

Martin McKee (E-mail: martin.mckee@lshtm.ac.uk), Sarah Steele, David Stuckler

Citation

McKee Martin, Steele Sarah, Stuckler David. The hidden power of corporations BMJ 2019; 364 :l4

Source
BMJ
Release date
09/01/2019

The hidden power of corporations

Editorial

The growing literature on what are termed “the commercial determinants of health” pays particular attention to the hidden and invisible forms of power, whereby large corporations use various methods to shape thinking about what are appropriate responses to the health consequences of their products.

In the accompanying article, Susan Greenhalgh describes how the Coca-Cola Company came to dominate obesity policy in China even though its influence was obscured behind the public face of intermediaries.”

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