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November 20, 2007
Philip J. Cook, '68
Paying the Tab: The Economics of Alcohol Policy, Princeton University Press, 2007.
The book: Philip Cook provides the first comprehensive analysis of the complex policy issue of alcohol control and calls for broadening our approach to curbing destructive drinking. He chronicles the history of our attempts to "legislate morality," the overlooked lessons from Prohibition and the rise of Alcoholics Anonymous. He provides an account of the scientific evidence that has accumulated over the last 25 years of economic and public-health research.
The author: Philip J. Cook is professor of public policy and economics at Duke University and former director of the university's Sanford Institute of Public Policy. His books include "Gun Violence," "The Winner-Take-All Society" and "Selling Hope."
Posted by tobiaslw at November 20, 2007 11:54 AM