Prohibition and the Economists - Mises Institute

Penting membaca artikel ini untuk mengenali argumen ilmiah atas prohibition (pelarangan minuman keras/obat-obatan penyebab ketergantungan).  Khususnya dalam perspektif rational choice, kesimpulannya adalah bahwa pelarangan zat-zat penyebab ketergantungan merupakan tindakan yang mahal, inkonsisten, tidak lengkap, serta memiliki nilai terbatas.

This literature explores the question of rationality with respect to addiction and dangerous drugs. For the most part, it shares the common heritage of the Chicago tradition. Rationality is a crucial issue for both prohibition and economic theory in general. While this literature is in general agreement with Fernandez on the difficulty of making prohibition work, its conclusions are based on the rationality of the consumer rather than the lack of it. As a result, prohibition is found to be costly, inconsistent, incomplete, or of limited value.

Source: Prohibition and the Economists - Mises Institute