TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive summary Chapter 1: Economy of Pakistan Chapter 2: Porter’s Diamond Model Chapter 3: Secondary Research Chapter 4: Empirical Work Conclusion EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this report we have tried to cover the tobacco industry of Pakistan as a whole. It begins with an overview of the economy of Pakistan and how different policies and initiatives taken by different governments have shaped the country’s economy today
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Tobacco has remained to be the most used drug all over the world. People who consume tobacco have no idea of what goes into their body or what health problems they might have in the future. The most common health problem is cancer. Tobacco is an American plant which is a member of the nightshade family. Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana . It has remained an important
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Advertising Regulation Abstract This paper argues for regulation of advertising. It focuses on deceptive‚ unfair‚ and misleading advertisements. It rejects the argument that self-regulation or social regulation is sufficient. The paper points out that in fields of health related products and advertising to children there is need for strong government regulation. The laws and regulations that stipulate the ways in which products can be advertised in a country are referred to as Advertising
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The tobacco industry has contributed to the growth of Malaysian economy where the industry ranked 5th out of 92 sectors with the total economic output being RM11.7 billion or 3% of GDP . Moreover‚ tobacco plantation in Malaysia grew from a mere of 8 hectares in 1959 to 12‚148 hectares in 2004; whereby East Malaysia has approximately 1‚200 hectares. Therefore‚ the industry indirectly contributes significantly to the country’s economy where more than 190‚000 employment in 2003; as per study conducted
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the cash crop they had been searching for. Tobacco exports climbed exponentially when the first cargo of Virginia-grown tobacco arrived in England and land became the most valuable commodity the New World had to offer. As the supply grew‚ the price per pound plummeted. Now fully dependent on this crop‚ the only solution was to grow even more‚ pushing exports over the limit. This new lifestyle became characteristic of the Southern settlements and tobacco would play a very central role in the development
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the subject of heated discussions among economists‚ sociologists and political scientists. This issue is not only an ideological one‚ but also of significant importance for the state functioning. It is undisputable that the implementation of particular tasks by the state turns out indispensable for the functioning of society‚ however‚ in terms of market existence the underlying advantages‚ to be discussed below‚ are much less favorable. The classification of social regulations In the course of
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The tobacco industry seems like a beneficial addition to our economy. It has basically been a socially acceptable business in the past because it brings jobs to our people and tax money to the government to redistribute; but consider the cost of tobacco related treatment‚ mortality and disability- it exceeds the benefit to the producer by two hundred billion dollars US. (4) Tobacco is a very profitable industry determined to grow despite government loss or public health. Its history has demonstrated
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The Future of Nokia – Case Discussion This case discusses the challenges faced by Nokia in the global handset market as it looks to regain significant market share it has been losing since the new millennium. Once the worldwide leader in the global handset industry‚ Nokia now must find new ways to reinvent itself and its products. Between 1995 and 1999‚ sales for Nokia tripled while profits nearly did the same. In 1998 they sold over 40 million phones‚ making Nokia the number one mobile phone
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History[edit] Concern about health effects of tobacco has a long history. Gideon Lincecum‚ an American naturalist and practitioner of botanical medicine‚ wrote in the early 19th century on tobacco: "This poisonous plant has been used a great deal as a medicine by the old school faculty‚ and thousands have been slain by it. ... It is a very dangerous article‚ and use it as you will‚ it always diminishes the vital energies in exact proportion to the quantity used - it may be slowly‚ but it is very
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Near vs. Minnesota (1931) 1. Constitutional Question: Does Minnesota violate the Freedom of Press in the First Amendment with the “gag law”? 2. Background Information: J.M. Near. published a newspaper called “The Saturday Press.” The content of “The Saturday Press” was thought to be racist‚ prejudiced and hateful in general. Because this hateful speech was spread to the public in the form of a Newspaper‚ Near was taken into custody by the state police. The state arrested the man because of
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