Drug prohibition: A legal and economic analysis
This paper argues the case for the legalization of addictive drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. It maintains that there are no “market failures’ which could justify a banning of these substances, and that, as in the earlier historical case of prohibition of alcohol, our present drug polic...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1993
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of business ethics
Έτος: 1993, Τόμος: 12, Τεύχος: 9, Σελίδες: 689-700 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Economic Analysis
B Ηρωίνη B Alcohol B Cocaine B Economic Growth |
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| Σύνοψη: | This paper argues the case for the legalization of addictive drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. It maintains that there are no “market failures’ which could justify a banning of these substances, and that, as in the earlier historical case of prohibition of alcohol, our present drug policy has increased crime, decreased respect for legitimate law, and created great social upheaval. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00881383 |