Viscusi, W. Kip. <br/><br/>
Smoke-filled rooms  a postmortem on the tobacco deal /  [electronic resource] : 
W. Kip Viscusi. 
 -  University of Chicago Press,  c2002. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 263 p.) :  ill. 
 - Studies in law and economics .
 - Studies in law and economics (Chicago, Ill.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The proposed federal settlement -- The settlement of the state lawsuits -- The financial costs of smoking to society -- The financial costs to the states and the federal government -- Environmental tobacco smoke -- Risk beliefs and addiction -- Youth smoking: beyond Joe Camel -- Promoting safer cigarettes -- Lessons from the tobacco deal. 
<br/><br/> The 1998 out-of-court settlements of litigation by the states against the cigarette industry totaled 243 billion, making it the largest payoff ever in our civil justice system. Two key questions drove the lawsuits and the attendant settlement: Do smokers understand the risks of smoking? And does smoking impose net financial costs on the states?With Smoke-Filled Rooms, W. Kip Viscusi provides unexpected answers to these questions, drawing on an impressive range of data on several topics central to the smoking policy debate. Based on surveys of smokers in the United States and Spain, for instance. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226857480 (electronic bk.) 0226857484 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tobacco industry--Government policy--United States.<br/>Cigarette industry--United States.<br/>Cigarette smoke--Health aspects--United States.<br/>Advertising--Cigarettes--Government policy--United States.<br/>Tobacco industry--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Smoking--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Smoking--economics--United States.<br/>Advertising as Topic--United States.<br/>Public Policy--United States.<br/>Smoking--legislation & jurisprudence--United States.<br/>Tobacco Industry--United States.<br/>Tabac--Industrie--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.<br/>Cigarettes--Industrie--États-Unis.<br/>Fumée de cigarette--Aspect sanitaire--États-Unis.<br/>Cigarettes--Publicité--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.<br/>Tabac--Industrie--Droit--États-Unis.<br/>Tabagisme--Droit--États-Unis.<br/>SELF-HELP--Substance Abuse & Addictions--General.<br/>PSYCHOLOGY--Psychopathology--Addiction.<br/>Cigarettes--Industrie et commerce--États-Unis.<br/>Fumée du tabac--Aspect sanitaire--États-Unis.<br/>Publicité--Cigarettes--Politique publique--États-Unis.<br/>Tabac--Industrie et commerce--Politique publique--États-Unis.<br/>Tabagisme--Droit--États-Unis.<br/>Tabac--Industrie et commerce--Droit--États-Unis.<br/>Tabagisme--Coût.--Etats-Unis
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9136  / .V57 2002eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.29/65 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>HD9136  / .V57 2002 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2002 K-189 QV 137  / V827s 2002