Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 411-412, 2000
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Book Reviews
Alcohol and Emerging Markets (Patterns, Problems and Response).
The second volume in the International Centre for Alcohol Policies series on Alcohol in Society explores in a unique way how a balance may be achieved between public health and commerce; giving a good indication how in practice different disciplines like governments, scientists, scholars and public health experts, non-governmental groups and bodies, as well as the beverage alcohol industry, all need to have a place at the table.
The book indicates that any policy on the topic of alcohol drinking should have a balance between governments' regulation, industry self-regulation, and individual responsibility. This
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