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The Economics of Excess : Addiction, Indulgence, and Social Policy
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winter, Harold.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics--Psychological aspects.
- Social policy--Economic aspects.
- Substance abuse--Economic aspects.
- Substance abuse--Government policy.
- Substance abuse.
- Social policy.
- Economics.
- Social Control Policies.
- Mental Disorders.
- Disease.
- Compulsive Behavior.
- Policy.
- Impulsive Behavior.
- Psychiatry.
- Social Control, Formal.
- Behavior.
- Health Care Economics and Organizations.
- Sociology.
- Social Sciences.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Substance-Related Disorders.
- Public Policy.
- Behavior, Addictive.
- Medical Subjects:
- Social Control Policies.
- Mental Disorders.
- Disease.
- Compulsive Behavior.
- Policy.
- Impulsive Behavior.
- Psychiatry.
- Social Control, Formal.
- Behavior.
- Health Care Economics and Organizations.
- Sociology.
- Social Sciences.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Substance-Related Disorders.
- Public Policy.
- Behavior, Addictive.
- Local Subjects:
- Economics--Psychological aspects.
- Social policy--Economic aspects.
- Substance abuse--Economic aspects.
- Substance abuse--Government policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Other Title:
- Economics of Excess
- Place of Publication:
- Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Economics of Excess discusses both standard and behavioral economics as they apply to addiction, indulgence, and social policy.Chapter One provides a thorough discussion of economic models of addiction. The model developed in most detail takes into account both standard and behavioral approaches. The next three chapters examine specific indulgences: smoking, drinking, and overeating. The heart of this book is its comprehensive discussion of what is often referred to as the ""new paternalism."" Many economists are now challenging the more traditional belief that, unless
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The Economics of Addiction; 2 Smoking Can Kill You; 3 Let's Drink to Your Health; 4 All You Can Eat; 5 We Know What's Best for You; 6 The New Paternalism: Final Observations; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780804780674
- 0804780676
- OCLC:
- 779140177
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