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The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3741-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

Philip J. Cook is professor of public policy and economics at Duke University and former director of the university's Sanford Institute of Public Policy. His books include Gun Violence, The Winner-Take-All Society, and Selling Hope.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Philip J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations ix

Preface xi

CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1

PART I Rise and Fall of Alcohol Control 11

CHAPTER 2: A Brief History of the Supply Side 13

CHAPTER 3: The Alcoholism Movement 34

PART II Evidence of Effectiveness 47

CHAPTER 4: Drinking: A Primer 49

CHAPTER 5: Prices and Quantities 65

CHAPTER 6: Alcohol Control as Injury Prevention 82

CHAPTER 7: Long-Term Effects: Hearts and Minds 107

CHAPTER 8: The Drinker's Bonus 120

PART III Assessing Policy Options 131

CHAPTER 9: Evaluating Interventions 133

CHAPTER 10: Regulating Supply 148

CHAPTER 11: Taxing the Alcohol Industry 165

CHAPTER 12: Youth as a Special Case 179

CHAPTER 13: Alcohol-Control Policy for the Twenty-First Century 196

Methodological Appendix 203

Notes 207

References 221

Index 249

Über Autor(innen)

Philip J. Cook is professor of public policy and economics at Duke University and former director of the university's Sanford Institute of Public Policy. His books include Gun Violence, The Winner-Take-All Society, and Selling Hope.