Alcohol and controlling risks through nudges

New Bioethics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-55

  Brooks, Thom ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Crime; Nudges; Public policy

Indexed keywords

CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK;

CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK;

EID: 84940905020     PISSN: 20502877     EISSN: 20502885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2050287715Z.00000000064     Document Type: Article

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