Overview
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach to addictive behaviours, their costs and remedies
- Analyses the impact of Government legislation and taxes on consumption
- Reconciles the conflict between behavioural and neoclassical economics
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This title discusses the phenomenon of alcohol abuse as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details alcohol’s status as a psychoactive drug; he notes, however, that in contrast to other psychoactive drugs, alcohol has been widely culturally accepted in Western countries and legally available, except in isolated incidents for a short period of time. Joshua considers which policies are being correctly utilised so as to reduce the abuse of alcohol, and how these policies may operate on a supply and demand model. Whereas programs of prevention and treatment operate on the demand side of alcohol abuse, legislation is directed at the supply side of alcohol; that is, dealing with marketing – product, promotion, point of sales and price.
This is the second title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, consisting of three additional volumes on smoking, illicit drug abuse and overeating.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
John Joshua taught Economics to undergraduates and postgraduates in Melbourne, Australia, and China for many years. He holds PhDs in Sociology, Education and Economics, and his research interests are in the economic, educational, and psycho-social transformation of developing economies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II
Book Subtitle: The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies
Authors: John Joshua
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54425-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54424-3Published: 24 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10421-4Published: 11 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54425-0Published: 16 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 124
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Economics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Social Policy, Health Psychology, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, International Political Economy