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The Economics of Prohibition

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Thornton, Mark.

The economics of prohibition / Mark Thornton.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0–87480-375–6 (alk. paper).—ISBN 0–87480-379–9 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Prohibition—Economic aspects. 2. Prohibition—Economic aspects—United States. 3. Narcotics, Control of—Economic aspects—United States. 4. Drug traffic—Economic aspects—United States. 5. Narcotics and crime—Economic aspects—United States. I. Title. HV5088.T48 1991

338.4’336341’0973—dc20

91–50333
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