Social and Economic Control of Alcohol: The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century

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CRC Press, 2007 M11 14 - 264 pages
As a toast to success, a drowning of sorrows, a rite of passage, and the fuel for most social activities, alcohol plays a central role in our culture. Alcohol generates nearly $160 billion in US revenues annually and is a major source of tax revenue, making the stakes in the modern debate over its use, misuse, and regulation staggeringly high. Fact

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Contents

Why We Control Alcohol the Way We Do
1
Taxation and the Economic Impacts of Alcohol
19
The Future of the ThreeTiered System as a Control of Marketing Alcoholic Beverages
31
Contents Under Pressure Regulating the Sales and Marketing of Alcoholic Beverages
57
Policy Regulation and Legislation
79
The Repeal Program
97
SociologicalCultural Influences of Drinking
117
Perceptions Policies and Social Norms Transforming Alcohol Cultures over the Next 100 Years
139
Controlling Misuse of Alcohol by College Youth Paradigms and Paradoxes for Prevention
159
How Do Alcohol Screening and Prevention Programs Fare in a WebBased Environment?
175
Instituting Innovation A Model of Administrative Change in a StateLevel Liquor Control Board
197
Toward Liquor Control A Retrospective
217
Index
233
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