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While lecturing in Anthropology at Harvard, Feinhandler also worked on the side for many poisoning and polluting industries willing to pay for his advice and for his generated propaganda. His private consulting business was called [[Social Systems Analysts]] Inc. The tobacco industry hired him as support for an international operation of the global industry known as ICOSI in the early 1980s This was quite separate to his advice on encouraging children's smoking for [[Philip Morris]]. Feinhandler was sometimes paid directly by the Tobacco Institute's CTR Special Projects division for "consultancy': on these occasions he was paid via the SA#4 account [a code reference to the top secret account for people who can't afford to have their names exposed in a deposition. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=DL51H3mgS0YC] also online at [[Http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco]
While lecturing in Anthropology at Harvard, Feinhandler also worked on the side for many poisoning and polluting industries willing to pay for his advice and for his generated propaganda. His private consulting business was called [[Social Systems Analysts]] Inc. The tobacco industry hired him as support for an international operation of the global industry known as ICOSI in the early 1980s This was quite separate to his advice on encouraging children's smoking for [[Philip Morris]]. Feinhandler was sometimes paid directly by the Tobacco Institute's CTR Special Projects division for "consultancy': on these occasions he was paid via the SA#4 account [a code reference to the top secret account for people who can't afford to have their names exposed in a deposition. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=DL51H3mgS0YC] also online at [[Http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco]
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Feinhandler was a witness for the tobacco industry in many hearings, and he became caught up in a series of law suits which followed the [[Master Settlement Agreement]] between President Clinton's administration and the cigarette companies. His statements and depositions are worth reading.
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Sherwin Feinhandler was relatively famous in the late 1970s and the tobacco industry realised that he could be most effectively used to discredit anti-smoking activists, and also act as a consultant to them on why children smoked. As with most other academics, he didn't want to be paid directly for his services, so payments were made through his private company [[Social Systems Analysis]].
Feinhandler was a witness for the tobacco industry in many hearings, and he became caught up in a series of law suits which followed the [[Master Settlement Agreement]] between President Clinton's administration and the cigarette companies. His statements and depositions are worth reading.
[https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=zzwf0107] (Google shows six different legal testimonies)
[https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=zzwf0107] (Google shows six different legal testimonies)
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See also [[Institute for Policy and Management Research]]
==Documents and Timelines==
==Documents and Timelines==
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The [[International Committee on Smoking Issues]] (ICOSI) was a European-based organisation of executives and lobbyists for the global tobacco industry which was established to combat the growing pressures to fight against smoking, both for smoker-health and non-smoker "passive smoking" reasons. It did so by recruiting recognised experts to perform various tasks. The main aim was to confuse scientific, medical and economic arguments. Sherwin Feinhandler was relatively famous in the late 1970s and the tobacco industry realised that he could be most effectively used to discredit anti-smoking activists, and also act as a consultant to them on why children smoked. As with most other academics, he didn't want to be paid directly for his services, so payments were made through his private company [[Social Systems Analysis]].
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See also [[Institute for Policy and Management Research]]
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<B>1979</B> Professors [[Richard E Wagner]] and [[Robert Tollison]] began working with the tobacco industry's international propaganda organisation, ICOSI ([[International Committee on Smoking Issues]]) at this time. ICOSI was also recruiting a number of other academics -- from toxicologists to sociologists; philosophers and economists. Sherwin Feinhandler was one of their first, and he was paid today's equivalent of about a million dollars for his services over a few years.
<B>1979</B> Professors [[Richard E Wagner]] and [[Robert Tollison]] began working with the tobacco industry's international propaganda organisation, ICOSI ([[International Committee on Smoking Issues]]) at this time. ICOSI was also recruiting a number of other academics -- from toxicologists to sociologists; philosophers and economists. Sherwin Feinhandler was one of their first, and he was paid today's equivalent of about a million dollars for his services over a few years.
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<TABLE border=1 width = 98% align=center bgcolor=#eeeedd cellpadding=5 rules=all> <tr bgcolor=#cccccc> <TH>ICOSI </th> </tr> <TR> <TD>The International Committee on Smoking Issues (ICOSI) was put together by the international tobacco companies at a secret meeting in the UK, under the code-name "[[Operation Berkshire]]". <br>
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<TABLE border=1 width = 98% align=center bgcolor=#eeeedd cellpadding=5 rules=all> <tr bgcolor=#cccccc> <TH>ICOSI </th> </tr> <TR> <TD>The International Committee on Smoking Issues (ICOSI) was put together by the international tobacco companies at a secret meeting in the UK, under the code-name "[[Operation Berkshire]]"
. It was a European-based organisation of executives and lobbyists for the global industry which was established to combat the growing pressures to fight against smoking, both for smoker-health and non-smoker "passive smoking" reasons. It did so by recruiting recognised experts to perform various tasks. The main aim was to confuse scientific, medical and economic arguments
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ICOSI had a number of sub-committees, one of which was the '''[[Social Acceptability Working Party]] (SAWP)''' which hired consultant [[George Berman]] of Devon Management in the USA to create a small cabal of prominent academics who would work for the industry without revealing their connections.
ICOSI had a number of sub-committees, one of which was the '''[[Social Acceptability Working Party]] (SAWP)''' which hired consultant [[George Berman]] of Devon Management in the USA to create a small cabal of prominent academics who would work for the industry without revealing their connections.
The most prominent of these were:
The most prominent of these were:
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He identifies their academic helpers:
He identifies their academic helpers:
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'''
Richard Wagner
'''
and
'''
Robert Tollison
'''
are
two
economists who are willing to help the industry. <BLOCKQUOTE><I> <B> Dr [[Richard E Wagner]] </B> is the author of 11 books and monographs, and over 20 articles in the field of public finance and economics. During the last six months he was Visiting Professor of Economics at the renowned University Of Konstanz.
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* Richard Wagner and Robert Tollison are economists who are willing to help the industry. <BLOCKQUOTE><I> <B> Dr [[Richard E Wagner]] </B> is the author of 11 books and monographs, and over 20 articles in the field of public finance and economics. During the last six months he was Visiting Professor of Economics at the renowned University Of Konstanz.
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His colleague, Dr [[Robert Tollison]] has served as a consultant to the US government Treasury Department, Commerce Department, Office of Technology Assessment and the Council On Wage And Price Stability.
His colleague, Dr [[Robert Tollison]] has served as a consultant to the US government Treasury Department, Commerce Department, Office of Technology Assessment and the Council On Wage And Price Stability.
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These two gentlemen are co-authors of a forthcoming book called <u> ''Personal Liberty, State Action And Economic Coordination'' </u>, a title which certainly covers the subject of this project.
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These two gentlemen are co-authors of a forthcoming book called <u> ''Personal Liberty, State Action And Economic Coordination'' </u>, a title which certainly covers the subject of this project.
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The economists working on this project are first developing a "Layman's Guide" to social cost/benefit analysis. This ''Layman's Guide'' will include the participation of economists from countries other than the United States. When a basic position has been established, the economists will examine closely the social cost papers which have appeared in each country. A critique of each paper will be filed with ICOSI alongside the paper itself..
The economists working on this project are first developing a "Layman's Guide" to social cost/benefit analysis. This ''Layman's Guide'' will include the participation of economists from countries other than the United States. When a basic position has been established, the economists will examine closely the social cost papers which have appeared in each country. A critique of each paper will be filed with ICOSI alongside the paper itself..
This will provide us with a weapon against arbitrary, careless attacks using "Social Cost" as a rationale. </I></BLOCKQUOTE>
This will provide us with a weapon against arbitrary, careless attacks using "Social Cost" as a rationale. </I></BLOCKQUOTE>
'''[SEE long refererence in ICOSI''' to the rest of this rvealings speach, detailing the role to be played by the other academic participants + quotes]
'''[SEE long refererence in ICOSI''' to the rest of this rvealings speach, detailing the role to be played by the other academic participants + quotes]
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*
'''
Robert Nozick
'''
-- an eminent US philosopher.
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*
[[
Robert Nozick
]]
-- an eminent US philosopher.
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* '''Sherwin J Feinhandler''' - US cultural anthropologist
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* '''
[[
Sherwin J Feinhandler
]]
''' - US cultural anthropologist
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*
'''
Dr Peter Berger
'''
a sociologist and author.
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* Dr
[[
Peter Berger
]]
a
British
sociologist and author.
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*
'''
Dr Wildavsky
'''
is a UCLA, Berkely political scientist.
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* Dr
[[Aaron
Wildavsky
]]
is a UCLA, Berkely political scientist.
[
http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/tbc16e00/pdf
]
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http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/tbc16e00/pdf
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<hr>
<hr>
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<B>1979 Dec</B> Annual reconciliation for <B> Special Account #1 </B> (Jan-Dec 79). Payments were made originally via RJ Reynolds and then refunded by ICOSI.
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<B>1979 Dec</B> Annual reconciliation for
the Tobacco Institute's
<B>Special Account #1 </B> (Jan-Dec 79). Payments were made originally via RJ Reynolds and then refunded by ICOSI.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
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*
'''
Prof. Aaron Wildavsky
'''
paid [Inst.Policy & Mgmt Res,] $16,000 (Mar); $20,283 (June); $30,204 (Jul); $2951 (Oct) -- $122,124 for the year.
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* Prof.
[[
Aaron Wildavsky
]]
paid [Inst.Policy & Mgmt Res,] $16,000 (Mar); $20,283 (June); $30,204 (Jul); $2951 (Oct) -- $122,124 for the year.
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*
'
<u>
''
Prof. Sherwin Finehandler
'''
(Social Systems Analysts) paid $15,642 (June), $29,296 in July, $37.358 in Oct -- $82,296 for the year
</u>
*
'''
Prof.Robert Tollison
'''
paid $2157 (Mar); $2000 (June); $2693 (Jul); $1672 (Oct) -- $ 8,521
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* <u>Prof.
[[
Sherwin Finehandler
]]</u>
(Social Systems Analysts) paid $15,642 (June), $29,296 in July, $37.358 in Oct -- $82,296 for the year
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*
'''
Prof Richard Wagner
'''
paid $1740 (Mar); $2000 (June); $3208 (Jul); $1600 (Oct) -- $ 8,548
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* Prof.
[[
Robert Tollison
]]
paid $2157 (Mar); $2000 (June); $2693 (Jul); $1672 (Oct) -- $ 8,521
for year
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*
'''
Prof. Robert McCormick
'''
paid $1,125 in May
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* Prof
[[
Richard Wagner
]]
paid $1740 (Mar); $2000 (June); $3208 (Jul); $1600 (Oct) -- $ 8,548
for year
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*
'''
Prof. Peter Berger
'''
paid $ 1,500 (May); $855 (Jul) -- $2,355
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* Prof.
[[
Robert McCormick
]]
paid $1,125 in May
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*
'''
Prof. Edward Harris
'''
paid $2,900 (May); $2850 (Jul); $6080 (Oct) -- $11,830
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* Prof.
[[
Peter Berger
]]
paid $ 1,500 (May); $855 (Jul) -- $2,355
for the year
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*
'''
Prof. Steven Littlechild
'''
paid $1877 (July); $2,446 (Oct) -- $4,323
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* Prof.
[[
Edward Harris
]]
paid $2,900 (May); $2850 (Jul); $6080 (Oct) -- $11,830
for year
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*
'''
Prof Norman Heimstra
'''
received $12,998 in October
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* Prof.
[[
Steven Littlechild
]]
paid $1877 (July); $2,446 (Oct) -- $4,323
for the year
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*
'''
Prof Robert Nozick
'''
received $8,104 in July
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* Prof
[[
Norman Heimstra
]]
received $12,998 in October
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*
'''
D Maxey
'''
received $4,000 in October (
Margaret??
) </UL>
</
I
></
BLOCKQUOTE
> http://
legacy
.library.ucsf.edu/
tid
/
doe99d00
/
pdf
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* Prof
[[
Robert Nozick
]]
received $8,104 in July
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* D Maxey received $4,000 in October (
unknown
) </UL>
[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/doe99d00/pdf]
</
BLOCKQUOTE
>
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<hr>
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<b> 1980 Nov
</
b
>
(CONTEXT)<font color=brown> Ronald Reagan as been elected as President with George HW Bush as his Vice President.</font>
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<b>1981 Jan 7</b> (At time of Reagan's inauguration) The document '''"Social Costs/Social Values (Progress Report)"''' has been prepared (probably by [[George Berman]] to give the dissembler-executives in the various cigarette companies around the world an overview of the activities of the relatively new international lobby operation called ICOSI ([[International Committee on Smoking Issues]]). ICOSI was located in Brussels with [[Mary Covington]] as director and its most active subcommittee was known as SAWP.
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* SAWP ([[Social Acceptability Working Party]]) was working on various schemes to make second-hand smoke (ETS) acceptable (or at least, not prohibited).
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* They had hired numerous mercenary academics to produce propaganda: [[Robert Tollison]], [[Richard Wagner]], [[Peter Witonski]] (US economists);
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* [[Sherwin Feinhandler]], [[Stephen Littlechild]], [[Peter Berger]], [[Aaron Wildavsky]] (all well-known academics.)
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* [[Alan Woodfield]] and Australian/New Zealand academic was writing a paper for the Wharton conference
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* The [[Wharton School of Business]] and the [[Wharton Applied Research Center]] (WARC) in Philadelphia both acted as fronts for tobacco industry operations -- in this case for a loaded Social Cost conference of economists and businessmen. (They did this regularly)
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: These conferences were focussed on countering the "Social Cost" argument which blamed tobacco smoke for both health and environmental costs (both with smokers and non-smokers) Smokers were less productive, had greater absentee rates, offices required more air-conditioning and cleaning, etc.
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* [[A.T. Kearney]], a contract company was engaged in some surreptitious activity and was expanding its workforce, and devising a work plan to attack the workplace smoking ban movement.
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* [[Matrix Corporate Affairs]] in London was developing a project on smoking as a civil liberty right.
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* ICOSI's main focus was on the [[World Health Organisation]], trying to block it from running an anti-smoking program by questioning its budget priorities. The tobacco industry turned its enormous financial resources onto attacking the WHO for wasting money on smoking, that should (in their opinion) be spent on third-world diseases, research on drugs, fighting malaria, etc.
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: * ICOSI was having problems with some members of '''National Manufacturer Associations (NMAs)'''(some from developing countries) who didn't see anti-WHO activity as a priority. The donations which funded WHO's anti-smoking programs had been 'earmarked' for this; and therefore unlikely to be abandoned.
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;; There is a long analysis piece here about WHO and the anti-smoking movement.
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This 9-page document gives a good outline of the activities that the tobacco industry had going worldwide in 1981. [
http://
industrydocuments
.library.ucsf.edu/
tobacco
/
docs
/
sycw0072]
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==References==
==Works by Sherwin Feinhandler==
==Works by Sherwin Feinhandler==