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Zusatztext "Academic contributors represent far-ranging fields that include political science! law! public administration! criminal justice! American history! psychology! health administration! economics! and pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Other contributors represent the administrative academic! health care! political! and legal professions. The strength of such diversity is that readers are confronted with a broad range of alcohol-related policy essays! each well written! informative! and accessible . . . Summing Up: Recommended." - H. Winter! Ohio University! in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries! July 2008! Vol. 45! No. 11 Informationen zum Autor Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Murphy J. Painter Klappentext Alcohol distribution and consumption has been inextricably linked with controversy throughout history. Modern battles regarding its use, misuse, and regulation continue to evolve according to changing societal mores and legal precedents, as well as the increasingly aggressive forms of advertising and marketing. Written by academic and legal experts in the field, this book draws upon the most informed, timely, and relevant information available to deliver an authoritative reference that provides a unique breadth, depth and unbiased focus to this issue. For all those interested in developing, studying, or influencing policy making in the area of alcohol control, this book is essential reading. Zusammenfassung Examines issues surrounding the regulation and sale of alcohol with unbiased focus. This title looks at the foundation and basis for our regulatory policy and how that foundation has shifted with changes in the law, marketing, consumer influence, and the impact of alcohol on society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Why We Control Alcohol the Way We Do. Taxation and the Economic Impacts of Alcohol. The Future of the Three-Tiered System as a Control of Marketing Alcoholic Beverages. Contents under Pressure: Regulating the Sales and Marketing of Alcoholic Beverages. Policy, Regulation, and Legislation. The Repeal Program. Sociological/Cultural Influences of Drinking. Perceptions, Policies, and Social Norms: Transforming Alcohol Cultures Over the Next 100 Years. Controlling Misuse of Alcohol by College Youth: Paradigms and Paradoxes for Prevention. How Do Alcohol Screening and Prevention Programs Fare in a Web-Based Environment? Instituting Innovation: A Model of Administrative Change in a State-Level Liquor Control Board. Toward Liquor Control: A Retrospective. References....
