Social and Economic Control of Alcohol
The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century
Erschienen am 14. November 2007
264 Seiten
978-1-4200-5464-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
As a toast to success, a drowning of sorrows, a rite of passage, and the fuel for most social activities, alcohol plays a central role in our culture. Alcohol generates nearly $160 billion in US revenues annually and is a major source of tax revenue, making the stakes in the modern debate over its use, misuse, and regulation staggeringly high. Fact
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Academic contributors represent far-ranging fields that include political science, law, public administration, criminal justice, American history, psychology, health administration, economics, and pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Other contributors represent the administrative academic, health care, political, and legal professions. The strength of such diversity is that readers are confronted with a broad range of alcohol-related policy essays, each well written, informative, and accessible . . . Summing Up: Recommended."- H. Winter, Ohio University, in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, July 2008, Vol. 45, No. 11
Weitere Details
Reihe
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Taylor & Francis Inc
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
1) Students, scholars, and professionals in public administration, public health, sociology, psychology, social work, health care, marketing, criminal justice, law enforcement; 2) administrators and members of alcoholic beverage associations; 3) legislators, regulators, policy makers, political activists, libraries, associations, retailers, media
Illustrationen
9 s/w Abbildungen, 6 s/w Tabellen
9 b/w images and 6 tables
Dateigröße
4,12 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4200-5464-4 (9781420054644)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Weitere Ausgaben
Personen
Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Murphy J. Painter
Inhalt
Why We Control Alcohol the Way We Do. Taxation and the Economic Impacts of Alcohol. The Future of the Three-Tiered System as a Control of Marketing Alcoholic Beverages. Contents under Pressure: Regulating the Sales and Marketing of Alcoholic Beverages. Policy, Regulation, and Legislation. The Repeal Program. Sociological/Cultural Influences of Drinking. Perceptions, Policies, and Social Norms: Transforming Alcohol Cultures Over the Next 100 Years. Controlling Misuse of Alcohol by College Youth: Paradigms and Paradoxes for Prevention. How Do Alcohol Screening and Prevention Programs Fare in a Web-Based Environment? Instituting Innovation: A Model of Administrative Change in a State-Level Liquor Control Board. Toward Liquor Control: A Retrospective. References.
