Using Price Policies to Promote Healthier Diets
Author | : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9289050829 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789289050821 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book Using Price Policies to Promote Healthier Diets written by World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides information on the use of price policies to promote healthy diets and explores policy developments from around the WHO European Region. It examines the economic theory underpinning the use of subsidies and taxation and explores the currently available evidence. The publication includes several case studies from WHO European Member States where price policies have been introduced. It concludes with some observations about the design of more effective price policies.