166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
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With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol around the World explores historical and contemporary case studies in multiple countries to gain a richer... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 2 Research into Alcohol's Social Harms, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 3 Alcohol and Policymaking, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 4 History, Culture, Context, and Transformation, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 5 Key Lessons from Prohibition Policies: Beyond the 1920s, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 6 General Efforts to Reduce Alcohol's Social Harms, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 7 Targeted Policies: Minimum Drinking Age Laws, Tiffany Bergin; Chapter 8 Concluding Thoughts, Tiffany Bergin;
Biography
Tiffany Bergin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Kent State University, Ohio, USA, and author of The Evidence Enigma.
A Yankee Book Peddler UK Core Title for 2013 'Recommended. Most levels/libraries.' Choice ’Regulating Alcohol around the World is an engaging, comprehensive look at the successes and failures of scientific evidence, public opinion, and policy proponents informing alcohol policy across the globe. I especially liked the interesting and relevant case studies, in-depth historical and cross-cultural examples, and highly accessible yet scientific explanations of alcohol policy implementation and its effectiveness in various countries.’ Jennifer Schwartz, Washington State University, USA
