Permit But Discourage: Regulating Excessive Consumption

by W.A. Bogart

Permit But Discourage: Regulating Excessive Consumption, by W.A. Bogart is the first book to focus on problem gambling and its regulation and to situate this analysis in the larger context of regulating excessive consumption. This work analyzes the effectiveness of law in controlling excessive consumption. It engages theoretical discussions concerning the effectiveness of legal intervention, especially regarding "normativity," the relationship between law and norms. It also argues that various forms of over consumption (alcohol, smoking, non-nutritious eating) can be more effectively controlled by altering norms regarding them so that such excesses can be suppressed to a greater extent.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019537987X
• ISBN13: 9780195379877
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.3"