Prohibitions
Published on 1. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-0-255-36585-7 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of essays examines those areas where the freedom of individual men and women to voluntarily engage in mutually advantageous exchanges is prohibited or restricted by government. The authors critically examine the economic and philosophical rationale for the prohibition of alcohol, the sale of body parts, medicinal drugs, pornography, prostitution, recreational drugs, tobacco and trade in endangered species, among other topics.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
tables & charts
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-255-36585-7 (9780255365857)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
By John Meadowcroft
Content
Introduction; Prohibitions and economics: an overview; Recreational drugs; Boxing; Firearms; Advertising; Pornography; Medical drugs and devices; Prostitution; Introduction; Gambling; Human body parts for transplantation; Alcohol.