The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II : The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies / / by John Joshua
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| Autore: |
Joshua John
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| Titolo: |
The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II : The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies / / by John Joshua
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (IX, 124 p. 5 illus., 1 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.473621 |
| Soggetto topico: | Health economics |
| Welfare economics | |
| Social policy | |
| Health psychology | |
| Health promotion | |
| Political economy | |
| Health Economics | |
| Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy | |
| Social Policy | |
| Health Psychology | |
| Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| International Political Economy | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Consumption of Alcohol World-Wide -- Chapter 3. The Stages of Alcohol Abuse: From Initiation to Alcohol Dependence -- Chapter 4. The Consequences of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 5. The Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 6. Legal Remedies to Reduce the Abuse of Alcohol -- Chapter 7. The Market and the Social and Private Costs of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 8. Economic Remedies to Reduce Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 9. The Politics of Corporate and Social Responsibilities -- Chapter 10. Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and overeating. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II |
| ISBN: | 3-319-54425-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910255025603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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