Revisiting the Corporate and Commercial Determinants of Health

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11033574
AutoresMartin Mckee (0000-0002-0121-9683, Martin McKee is with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. David Stuckler is with the Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management and Dondena Research Centre, University of Bocconi, Milan, Italy.), David Stuckler (0000-0002-1288-8401, Martin McKee is with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. David Stuckler is with the Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management and Dondena Research Centre, University of Bocconi, Milan, Italy.)
Año2018
Volumen108
Número9
Páginas1167-1170
Fecha de publicación2018-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304510
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas76
Referencias citadas39

We trace the development of the concept of the corporate determinants of health. We argue that these determinants are predicated on the unchecked power of corporations and that the means by which corporations exert power is increasingly unseen. We identify four of the ways corporations influence health: defining the dominant narrative; setting the rules by which society, especially trade, operates; commodifying knowledge; and undermining political, social, and economic rights. We identify how public health professionals can respond to these manifestations of power