Arthur Benavie

Drugs (eBook, PDF)

America's Holy War

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Using the best scientific evidence, Drugs: America's Holy War explores the impact and cost of America's "War on Drugs" - both in tax spending and in human terms and argues that ending the war on drugs would yield enormous benefits for the public well-being.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135694777
• Artikelnr.: 38246809

Autorenporträt

Arthur Benavie is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and has won multiple awards for his work in economic theory and teaching excellence. He has published several books, including Deficit Hysteria: A Common Sense Look at America's Rush to Balance the Budget (1998), and Social Security Under the Gun (2003).

Inhaltsangabe

@contents: Part 1: Background Introduction to Part 1 1. Overview 2. The
Birth of the Drug War Part 2: Damage from the Drug War Introduction to Part
2 3. Crime 4. Public Health 5. Civil Liberties 6. Social Cohesion 7. Your
Tax Dollars at Work Part 3: The Federal Government's Case for the Drug War
8. The Perception of the Drug Czars 9. The Czars Defend the Drug War 10.
The White House Versus the Scientists on
Marijuana Dangers 11. Czars Versus the Scientists on Cocaine and
Heroin Part 4: Beyond the Drug War 12. Harm Reduction Instead of War 13.
Legalizing Marijuana 14. Reforming the Laws on Hard Drugs 15. Questions and
Answers