XIII. The Economic Results of Prohibition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Contents 7
4. List of Tables 11
5. Introduction: The Economic Aspects of Prohibition 17
6. Part One. The Consumption of Alcohol
7. I. Pre-Prohibition Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages 23
8. II. The Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages under Prohibition: Estimate by Sources of Production 27
9. III. The Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages under Prohibition : Estimate from Death Rates 73
10. IV. The Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages under Prohibition : Estimate from Arrests for Drunkenness 99
11. V. The Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages under Prohibition : Comparison of Estimates 104
12. Part Two. The Effect of Prohibition upon Expenditures
13. VI. Pre-Prohibition Expenditures for Alcoholic Beverages 111
14. VII. Expenditures for Alcoholic Beverages under Prohibition 139
15. VIII. Prohibition and the Shifting Pattern of Consumption 172
16. Part Three. Other Economic Phases of Prohibition
17. IX. Prohibition and Industrial Efficiency 195
18. X. Prohibition and Public Health and Safety 212
19. XI. Prohibition and Economic Groups 228
20. XII. Prohibition and Public Finance 245
21. Part Four. Summary and Conclusions
22. XIII. The Economic Results of Prohibition 259
23. Bibliography 264
24. Index 269