The futile crackdown

Authors
Ross, PE
Citation
Pe. Ross, The futile crackdown, FORBES, 164(10), 1999, pp. 70
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
FORBES
ISSN journal
00156914 → ACNP
Volume
164
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-6914(19991018)164:10<70:TFC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Periodic waves of puritanism inspire politicians to ban alcohol or tobacco or other drugs. But history shows that legislating sobriety achieves nothin g-and may aggravate the excesses it is aimed at.