Business, Politics, and Cigarettes

RICHARD McGOWAN is Adjunct Professor of Economics at Boston College. His viewpoints on legalized gambling have made him a frequent guest on radio talkshows, including NPR's Marketplace, and in interviews with the press. The primary focus of his research is the interaction between the business and the public policy processes, especially related to tobacco, alcohol, textile, and steel industries.

Preface The Cigarette Industry and Government An Introduction to the Cigarette-Government Controversy The History of Government Regulation of the Cigarette Industry: A Three Wave Model A Convergence Model for Business and Public Policy Cigarette Sales, Cigarette Prices, and State Excise Tax Policy Evaluating the Effects of Second Wave Policies on Cigarette Sales The Cigarette Excise Tax: The Public Policy Measure of the Third Wave Regulation The State and Cigarette Excise Taxes: Dependency, Revenue, and Competition The Future of the Cigarette Industry New Horizons for the Cigarette Industry: The Privatization of the Worldwide Cigarette Industry Conclusions, Analysis, and Implications Bibliography Index