02617nam 22005415 450 991034953580332120230810165232.09783030253288303025328710.1007/978-3-030-25328-8(CKB)4100000008870074(MiAaPQ)EBC5845123(DE-He213)978-3-030-25328-8(Perlego)3491991(EXLCZ)99410000000887007420190801d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIntemperate Spirits Economic Adaptation during Prohibition /by Alice Louise Kassens1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2019.1 online resource (171 pages)9783030253271 3030253279 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. Targets -- 3. Violators -- 4. Line Tip-Toers -- 5. Enablers & Hypocrites -- 6. Conclusion.Using the basic economic principle of making decisions using a cost-benefit framework-and how changes in one or the other can result in a different decision-this book uncovers how various groups responded to incentives provided by the Prohibition legislation. Using this calculus, it is clear that even criminals are rational characters, responding to incentives and opportunities provided by the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. The book begins with a broad look at the adaptations of the law's targets: the wine, beer, and liquor industries. It then turns to specific people (Violators, Line Tip-Toers, Enablers, and Hypocrites), sharing their stories of economic adaptation to bring economic lessons to life. Due to its structure, the book can be read in parts or as a whole and is suitable for short classroom reading assignments or individual pleasure reading. .Economic historyUnited StatesHistoryEconomic policyEconomic HistoryUS HistoryEconomic PolicyEconomic history.United StatesHistory.Economic policy.Economic History.US History.Economic Policy.363.410973Kassens Alice Louiseauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut973271BOOK9910349535803321Intemperate Spirits2214254UNINA