Addiction: Entries and Exits

From: Eastern Economic Journal | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Hobbs, Bradley K | Copyright information

Addiction: Entries and Exits. Edited by Jon Elster. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1999. Pp. 310. $39.95. ISBN 0-87154-235-8.

This collection of articles is a fine example of interdisciplinary work. It brings together current research on addiction from four distinct perspectives: philosophy, neurobiology, economics, and sociology. The result is an interesting and comprehensive introduction to the phenomenon of addiction. I must admit that my prior reading in the area was minimal. ...

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