02689nam 2200589Ia 450 991045262580332120200520144314.01-59813-147-81-59813-148-6(CKB)2550000001039040(EBL)1204987(OCoLC)851971765(SSID)ssj0000835235(PQKBManifestationID)11966470(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835235(PQKBWorkID)10989527(PQKB)10875952(MiAaPQ)EBC1204987(Au-PeEL)EBL1204987(CaPaEBR)ebr10667237(CaONFJC)MIL533020(EXLCZ)99255000000103904020040429d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDrug war crimes[electronic resource] the consequences of prohibition /Jeffrey A. MironOakland, CA Independent Institutec20041 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-01769-6 0-945999-90-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-101) and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Economic Analysis of Drug Prohibition; Chapter 3: The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Consumption: Evidence from Alcohol Prohibition; Chapter 4: Prohibitions and Violence; Chapter 5: Is Prohibition Good Policy?; Chapter 6: Alternatives to Prohibition and Other Policies Toward Drugs; Chapter 7: Conclusion; References; Index; About the AuthorA balanced and sophisticated analysis of the true costs, benefits, and consequences of enforcing drug prohibition is presented in this book. Miron argues that prohibition's effects on drug use have been modest and that prohibition has numerous side effects, most of them highly undesirable. In particular, prohibition is shown to directly increase violent crime, even in cases where it deters drug use. Miron's analysis leads to a disturbing finding-the more resources given to the fight against drugs, the greater the homicide rate. The costs and benefits of several alternatives to the war on Consequences of prohibitionDrug controlProhibitionElectronic books.Drug control.Prohibition.364.177Miron Jeffrey A974019MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452625803321Drug war crimes2220043UNINA