Introduction -- Literature Review -- An Overview of Recreational Drug Consumption in Australia -- Modelling Consumption of Individual Drugs -- Modelling Multiple Drug Use using a Multivariate Approach -- Modelling Alcohol Consumption by Levels using an Ordered Generalised Extreme Value (OGEV)...

Marktüberblick Glücksspiele und Automaten -- Sozialkonzepte als Interessenskonflikt von Glücksspielanbietern -- Wirksame Parameter in Sozialkonzepten -- Analyse bestehender Sozialkonzepte -- Empirische Prüfung auf Wirksamkeit bestehender Sozialkonzepte -- Rechtspolitische Vorschläge. .

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a leading figure in the British classical school of economics, best-known for extending the insights of Adam Smith at a time of revolutionary improvements in agriculture and industry. This book explores the way in which he accounted for the tendency to...

This book challenges the quasi-consensus that Latin American countries dominate global homicide rankings mainly due to the illegal nature of drug production and trafficking. Building on US scholarship that looks at the role of social exclusion and discriminatory policing in drug violence, the...

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the causes, consequences and treatments of illicit drug abuse. The author examines the effects of existing drug policies and proposes drug use legalisation within a regulated market as a viable alternative. Joshua assesses the factors that make...

Introduction -- PART I: Economic benefits from commercial casinos -- Casinos and economic growth -- Gambling, consumer behavior, and welfare -- Misconceptions about casinos and economic growth -- Analysis of the relationship between casinos and economic growth -- Recent evidence on casinos and...

This book traces the emergence and development of the relationship between management consultancies and the British state. It seeks to answer three questions: why were management consultants brought into the machinery of the state; how has state power been impacted by bringing profit-seeking...