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Strange Brew: Alcohol and Government Monopoly Paperback – May 1, 2003

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When prohibition ended in 1933, laws were passed that regulated the sale of alcoholic beverages, ostensibly to protect wholesalers from the depredations of suppliers and the public from the ill effects of alcohol. This book examines the monopoly protection laws, also known as franchise termination laws, and how they lock suppliers into government-mandated contracts with alcohol wholesalers that affect consumers by raising prices and reducing the quality of alcoholic products and services. This study also investigates the notion that alcohol consumption is a sin and how legal restrictions have substituted the moral judgment of legislators for that of the consumer. Strange Brew demonstrates that the monopoly protection laws reflect powerful special interests in the political process who use such measures to control markets, shield themselves from competition and consumer preferences, and set prices with relative impunity. This book will be of great value to those in the alcoholic beverage industry as well as to students of economics, regulation, and public policy.

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"Makes a strong case for the abolition [of alcohol beverage monopolies]. Anyone interested in markets will find this book fascinating." -- Gordon Tullock, professor of law and economics, George Mason University

"Provides a lucid summary of the economics and politics underlying these counterproductive laws. . . . of signal value to millions of consumers." -- William F. Sughart II, Barnard Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Mississippi

About the Author

Douglas Glen Whitman is research fellow at The Independent Institute and assistant professor of economics at California State University at Northridge. He received his PhD in economics from New York University and has taught at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. His articles have appeared in such scholarly journals as Journal of Legal Studies, Critical Review, and Constitutional Political Economy.

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Paperback: 100 pages

Publisher: Independent Institute (May 1, 2003)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0945999887

ISBN-13: 978-0945999881

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Customer Reviews: 3 customer ratings

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,460,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#7813 in Economic History (Books)

#2501 in Government Management

#4944 in General Constitutional Law

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great intro to the subject matter
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016
Plenty of real-world examples provided. I'm a layman, not a regulatory lawyer, and found this book to be perfect for my level.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2007
This book really deals with Franchise law in the alcohol beverage industry and is very limited in other aspects.
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