Tobacco industry securing connections with political elites: a case study from Sri Lanka

Background Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC), a British American Tobacco subsidiary, holds a de facto monopoly of the Sri Lankan cigarette market with a 99% market share. A CTC internal document dated 1985 justified recruitment of an ex-army official to its Board of Directors (Board) citing that the...

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Main Authors: Koswaththage Manuja Niranshi Perera, Karen Evans-Reeves, Peshani Risna Vithanage, Ishara Buddhika, Sameera Lakmal, Mahesh Rajasuriya, Anna Gilmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Tobacco-industry-securing-connections-with-political-elites-a-case-study-from-Sri,84309,0,2.html