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Conventional wisdom once held that the demand for addictive substances like cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs was unlike that for any other economic good and, therefore, unresponsive to traditional market forces. Recently, however, researchers from two disparate fields, economics and behavioral psychology, have found that increases in the overall price of an addictive substance can significantly reduce both the number of users and the amounts those users consume. Changes in the "full price" of addictive substances—including monetary value, time outlay, effort to obtain, and potential penalties for illegal use—yield marked variations in behavioral outcomes and demand. The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse brings these distinctive fields of study together and presents for the first time an integrated assessment of their data and results. Unique and innovative, this multidisciplinary volume will serve as an important resource in the current debates concerning alcohol and drug use and abuse and the impacts of legalizing illicit drugs.
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With the publication of this 2nd edition of the World guide to foundations an indispensable guide to 41,000 foundations in 115 countries is available once again. This reference work offers a reliable overview of an impressive number of foundations and their aims.In the main section, foundations are grouped according to country and, within countries, the entries are arranged alphabetically. There is a subject index divided into 220 different areas which can be used to search for foundations active in a particular area, such as education, peace studies, building technology or consumer protection.