Intemperate Spirits

Economic Adaptation during Prohibition

Autori

• Alice Louise Kassens

Parametri

• 180 pagine
• 7 ore di lettura

• Economia e affari
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Storia
• Storia del mondo

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

The book explores the rational decision-making of various groups during Prohibition, emphasizing how individuals and criminals alike responded to the incentives created by the legislation. By applying a cost-benefit analysis framework, it reveals the complexities of behavior in response to changing economic conditions, illustrating that even those on the fringes of legality operate within a logical decision-making process influenced by available opportunities.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2019

(Copertina rigida)