Revisiting the Corporate and Commercial Determinants of Health

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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.)
Ano2018
Volume108
Fascículo9
Páginas1167-1170
Data de publicação2018-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304510
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas76
Referências 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