Gun violence [[electronic resource] ] : the real costs / / Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig
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| Autore: |
Cook Philip J. <1946->
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| Titolo: |
Gun violence [[electronic resource] ] : the real costs / / Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.15/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gun control - United States - Costs |
| Violent crimes - United States - Prevention | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
LudwigJens
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-213) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1 Gun Violence and Life in America; 2 Victimization Risks; 3 How Guns Matter; 4 What Counts?; 5 Medical Costs: Gross versus Net; 6 The Mythical Importance of Productivity Losses; 7 Avoidance and Prevention; 8 Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce Gun Violence; 9 Remedies; Appendix A: Data Sources for Injury and Mortality Rates; Appendix B: Computation of Net Medical Cost Estimates; Appendix C: Computation of Productivity Losses; Appendix D: Computations of Contingent-Valuation and Quality-of-Life Estimates; Notes; References; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington for race leadership, Wells' career began amidst controversy when she sued a Tennessee railroad company for ousting her from a first class car, a legal battle which launched her lifelong commitment to journalism and activism. In the 1890's, Wells focused her eloquence on the horrors of lynching, exposing it as a widespread form of racial terrorism. Backing strong words with strong actions, she |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gun violence |
| ISBN: | 1-280-48090-4 |
| 0-19-530337-7 | |
| 0-19-535018-9 | |
| 1-60256-425-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910449899703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in crime and public policy.