Overview
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach to addictive behaviours, their costs and remedies
- Analyses the impact of Government legislation and taxes on consumption
- Reconciles the conflict between behavioural and neoclassical economics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies such as the introduction of a sugar tax to reduce obesity. Joshua also considers the politics of corporate social responsibility of food and beverage corporations and how this could prevent poor health decisions.
This is the final title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, consisting of three additional volumes on smoking, alcohol abuse and illicit drug abuse.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
John Joshua taught Economics to undergraduates and postgraduates in Melbourne, Australia, and China for many years. He holds PhDs in Sociology, Education and Economics, and his research interests are in the economic, educational, and psycho-social transformation of developing economies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV
Book Subtitle: The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies
Authors: John Joshua
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62536-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62535-5Published: 28 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87335-0Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62536-2Published: 09 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 125
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Health Economics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Social Policy, Health Psychology, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, International Political Economy