Social and Economic Control of Alcohol
The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century
Published on 14. November 2007
264 pages
978-1-4200-5464-4 (ISBN)
Description
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
Reviews / Votes
"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
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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
Illustrations
9 s/w Abbildungen, 6 s/w Tabellen
9 b/w images and 6 tables
File size
4,12 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4200-5464-4 (9781420054644)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Carole L. Jurkiewicz | Murphy J. Painter
Social and Economic Control of Alcohol
The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century
Book
11/2007
1st Edition
CRC Press
€140.70
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Murphy J. Painter
Content
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.
