Obezite İle Mücadelede Bir Kamu Politikası Aracı Olarak Vergilerin Değerlendirilmesi

Son zamanlarda obezite hastalığı hemen hemen her ülkede artmaktadır. Artık obezite sadece bir sağlık sorunu değildir, bununla beraber ekonomik bir sorundur. Bu sorunla devletler mücadele etme ihtiyacı duymaktadırlar. Dolayısıyla obezite sorunu, devlet müdahalesini gerektirmektedir. Obezite ile etkin mücadelede; sorunun ayrıntılı olarak tanımlanması, soruna neden olan faktörlerin belirlenmesi ve olumsuz sonuçlarının saptanması ile bunların ölçümü önem taşır. Müdahalelerin mali araçları, gıda tüketimini azaltması etkisinden ötürü önemlidir. Söz konusu mali araçlar, çeşitli ülkelerde gelir dağılımı farklılıkları, beslenme alışkanlıkları, kentleşme, teknoloji kullanımı oranı farklılıkları v.b. sosyoekonomik farklılıklar nedeni ile çeşitlilik gösterebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, artan obezite sorunu için üretilen güncel çözümler açıklanmaktadır.

Evaluation Of Taxes As A Political Tool Concern In Sruggle With Obesity

Recently, obesity as an common public, is increasing in almost every country. From now on obesity is not only an illness but also an economic phenomenon. Governments are in the need of dealing with this problem. In this respect, interventions are required for obesity problem. In order to effectively deal with the obesity problem, it is of great importance to describe the problem and its reasons in detail and to identify and measure the negative consequences. Fiscal intermediaries of interventions have great significance because of their effects through diminishing food consumption. Aforementioned fiscal intermediaries may vary in different countries due to socioeconomic reasons such as income distribution differences, consumption habits, urbanization, technology usage rate differences, etc. This study explains increasing obesity problem and current fiscal solutions developed for the obesity problem.

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