The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume I The Private and Social Costs of Smoking and Their Remedies /

• Main Author: Joshua, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Political economy.; Health promotion.; Welfare economics.; Social policy.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Health psychology.; Economics.; Health Economics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice.; Social Policy.; Health Psychology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Political Economy.

This title discusses the phenomenon of smoking as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details the consequences of smoking, in addition to the detrimental effects caused by second-hand tobacco smoke exposure as a health risk to children as well as to the general public. The cen...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Smoking as a Behavioural Disease and its Causes
• 2. The Consequences of Smoking
• 3. Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure
• 4. The Market and Free Choice
• 5. The Prevention of Smoking and Restrictive Policies
• 6. Economic Remedies to Reduce Smoking
• 7. Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Costs.