Overview
This title discusses the phenomenon of smoking as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details the consequences of smoking, in addition to the detrimental effects caused by second-hand tobacco smoke exposure as a health risk to children as well as to the general public. The central contribution of Joshua’s work is to address these concerns in terms of the issues of free choice and the market. Considering the various restrictive policies designed to reduce smoking’s prevalence, including the banning of smoking in public places, and the inclusion of warning labels on cigarette packets, Joshua carefully analyses potential economic remedies to the problem of smoking, notably the Pigovian tax. Finally, the book concludes with a highly relevant discussion of corporate social responsibility, and the role that this might play in anti-smoking projects. This is the first title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, which consists of three further volumes on alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and overeating.
Full Product Details
Author: John Joshua
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 2.006kg
ISBN: 9783319836287
ISBN 10: 3319836285
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 29 April 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This text comprises a wide range of information involving biology, psychology, economics, and legal and social policy on the development, maintenance, and elimination of smoking. Anyone interested in smoking or other diseases ... will benefit from reviewing this book. ... Researchers and professionals alike can use this text as a starting point for developing their own research into tobacco use. The material is easily accessible and shows the integration of the myriad systems that control human behavior in society. (James J. Jakubow, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (22), May, 2017)
“This text comprises a wide range of information involving biology, psychology, economics, and legal and social policy on the development, maintenance, and elimination of smoking. Anyone interested in smoking or other diseases … will benefit from reviewing this book. … Researchers and professionals alike can use this text as a starting point for developing their own research into tobacco use. The material is easily accessible and shows the integration of the myriad systems that control human behavior in society.” (James J. Jakubow, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (22), May, 2017)
Author Information
John Joshua taught Economics to undergraduates and postgraduates in Melbourne, Australia, and China for many years. He holds PhDs in Sociology, Education and Economics, and his research interests are in the economic, educational, and psycho-social transformation of developing economies.
