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What is The Economics of Prohibition about?
It is conventional wisdom that alcohol prohibition failed, but the economic reasons for this failure have never been as extensively detailed or analyzed as they are in this study by Mark Thornton. <br><br> The lessons he draws apply not only to the period of alcohol prohibition but also to drug prohibition and any other government attempt to control consumption habits. The same pattern is repeated again and again. <br><br> Thorntons treatment of the topic is methodical. He first examines the his
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It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Mark Thornton
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781610160476
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- Business, History, Government & Politics
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (46 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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