MacKenzie R, Collin J, Sopharo C, Sopheap Y
Centre on Global Change and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Tob Control. 2004 Dec;13 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii112-7. doi: 10.1136/tc.2004.009381.
To examine British American Tobacco's (BAT's) renewed interest in Cambodia from the early 1990s, reviewing negotiations to establish a joint venture and the subsequent conduct of BAT Cambodia (BATC).
Analysis of previously confidential BAT documents relevant to the Cambodian market.
With the advent of comparative political stability in the early 1990s, BAT was quick to explore the possibilities for investment. The Cambodian government urgently required foreign investment, offering inducements and assistance to investors. In developing a joint venture, BAT saw a cost effective opportunity to dominate the local market and to defend its regional interests, Cambodia being viewed as strategically located to support smuggling. Given minimal advertising regulation, BATC have undertaken wide ranging promotions and sought to prevent advances in tobacco control.
BATC is presented as a contribution to Cambodia's regeneration, but the documents highlight its exploitation of state incapacity and an escalating threat to public health.
考察英美烟草公司（BAT）自20世纪90年代初以来对柬埔寨重新产生的兴趣，回顾建立合资企业的谈判以及英美烟草柬埔寨公司（BATC）随后的经营行为。
分析与柬埔寨市场相关的英美烟草公司此前的机密文件。
随着20世纪90年代初相对政治稳定的到来，英美烟草公司迅速探索投资可能性。柬埔寨政府迫切需要外国投资，向投资者提供诱因和援助。在发展合资企业的过程中，英美烟草公司看到了一个具有成本效益的机会，可以主导当地市场并维护其区域利益，柬埔寨因其战略位置被视为支持走私的理想地点。鉴于广告监管极少，英美烟草柬埔寨公司进行了广泛的促销活动，并试图阻止烟草控制方面的进展。
英美烟草柬埔寨公司被视为对柬埔寨复兴的贡献，但文件凸显了其对国家能力不足的利用以及对公众健康日益严重的威胁。
