International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

The TPP Is Dead, Long Live the TPP? A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Ronald Labonté 1
Ashley Schram 2
Arne Ruckert 3
1 Canada Research Chair, Globalization and Health Equity, Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2 School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
3 Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
10.15171/ijhpm.2017.12
Keywords
Social Determinants of Health
Trade and Investment Policy
Population Health
Global Governance for Health
Subjects

One of President Trump’s first actions on assuming office was to formally withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), ironically an agreement driven more by American business interests than by those of the other 11 signatory countries... (Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 6, Issue 4
2017
Pages 245-247

  • Received Date 07 January 2017
  • Revised Date 28 January 2017
  • Accepted Date 22 January 2017
  • First Published Date 01 April 2017
  • Published Date 01 April 2017