David Werner

David Werner argues in the following viewpoint that if current globalized trade policies are not changed, smoking will become one of the most significant causes of death in the world. He maintains that the greatest increase in tobacco- related deaths will take place in China, where tobacco taxes are the single largest source of government revenue. The work of nongovernmental agencies (NGOs), Werner insists, is critical to the worldwide economic reform that will stop the global epidemic of tobacco use. David Werner is an international health care activist and a founding member of the International People’s Health Council.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to the author, how many smoking-related deaths will occur annually by the year 2020?
2. Why is China’s entry into the World Trade Organization likely...