Alcohol and Public Policy

Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University, UK, and the founding editor of the Journal of Moral Philosophy. His current research interests include criminal law and justice, citizenship and immigration, global justice and human rights, sentencing and public policy more generally.

• Foreword David Canter 1. Introduction Thom Brooks 2. Combatting alcohol addiction: findings from the United States Daniel Yalisove 3. Alcohol, risks and public policy Thom Brooks 4. Socially Responsible Investment in the alcohol industry: an assessment of investor attitudes and ethical arguments Boudewijn de Bruin 5. Two decades and a Category 5 hurricane later…tracking homeless substance abusers in New Orleans Rachel L. Rayburn 6. Alcohol and the family Woody Caan 7. The borders of booze Britain: alcohol controls and nationality Tom Henri 8. Minimum pricing for alcohol: a Millian perspective Ben Saunders 9. Respectable drinkers, sensible drinking, serious leisure: single-malt whisky enthusiasts and the moral panic of irresponsible Others Karl Spracklen 10. Storytelling: Walter Benjamin and recovery from alcoholism Joel C. Beaupre