| Record ID | marc_loc_updates/v40.i27.records.utf8:8663376:1955 |
| Source | Library of Congress |
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008 120214s2012 enk 000 0 eng
010 $a 2012006024
020 $a9780230359710 (pbk.)
020 $a9780230359703 (hbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aHV5801$b.P75 2012
082 00 $a363.45$223
084 $aPOL014000$aPOL029000$aSOC000000$aPOL039000$aPOL009000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aPryce, Sue,$d1947-
245 10 $aFixing drugs :$bthe politics of drug prohibition /$cSue Pryce.
260 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2012.
300 $axx, 173 p. ;$c22 cm.
520 $a"In this unique and engaging book, Sue Pryce tackles the major issues surrounding drug policy. Why do governments persist with prohibition policies, despite their proven inefficacy? Why are some drugs criminalized, and some not? And why does society care about drug use at all? Pryce guides us through drug policy around the world"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Why are Drugs a Problem for States? -- Why is there a Drug Problem at all? -- How do States Prohibit Drugs? -- What are the Unintended Consequences of Drug Prohibition? -- Why Persist with a Failed Policy? -- Is the Attempt to Prohibit Drugs Coming to an End? -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
650 0 $aDrug control.
650 0 $aDrug abuse.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/710/9780230359710/image/lgcover.9780230359710.jpg