The Economic Anatomy of a Drug War
Criminal Justice in the Commons
This book explores the economics of illicit drug markets, the connection between these markets and other crime, and the adjustments these markets make when faced with changes in drug enforcement. Focusing specifically on the most recent escalation of drug enforcement during the period from 1984-1989, Rasmussen and Benson adopt an economic perspective to explore the origins and effects of American drug policy. Rasmussen and Benson argue that effective drug policy is only possible if we realize that increasing drug enforcement can be a 'tragedy of the commons' because criminal justice resources are diverted from other uses and many unintended c…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Benson, Bruce L
- ISBN: 978-0-8476-7910-2
- EAN: 9780847679102
- Produktnummer: 6596811
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 434 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 434
Über den Autor
David W. Rasmussen is director of the Policy Sciences Center and professor of economics at Florida State University and author of Urban Economics, Economics: Principles and Applications and Elements of Economics. Bruce L. Benson is distinguished research professor of economics at Florida State University and author of American Antitrust Laws in Theory and in Practice and The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without the State.
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