[Undue tobacco industry interference in tobacco control policies in Mexico].
OBJECTIVO: To identify tobacco industry's strategies aimed at containing the full adoption of public health policies established by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.


CONCLUSIONS
Tobacco industry interference in the design, adoption and implementation of tobacco control policies has intensified since the signing of the FCTC. However, it is back in 1997 when one can trace a shift in tobacco industry strategies, adapting to political change in Mexico. This adaptation has consisted mostly in identifying emerging veto points in the chain of public policy development.


CONCLUSIONS
Tobacco industry's interfering strategies have successfully affected Mexican policies.
Programa de Derecho a la Salud, División de Estudios Jurídicos, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica, México. Alejandro@madrazolajous.com
Alejandro
A
Madrazo-Lajous
Angela
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Guerrero-Alcántara
D005381:Financing, Organized; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008119:Lobbying; D008800:Mexico; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence