Is cigarette smoking an addiction or a choice? Does society or the government have the right to decide who may smoke and where? Are there such things as "smoker's rights"? Unique and timely, this collection is the very best work on the subject from the leading experts in public policy, health, economics, law, sociology, psychology, and history, seeking answers to questions that divide the nation.
Critics stress the health risks while urging strict controls over smoking in public and industry marketing. Advocates say smokers have certain basic rights, and government should not be involved in regulating this behavior.
Include are essays by George J. Annas, Gary S. Becker, Peter L. Berger, Richard Daynard, Antony Flew, Peter D. Jacobson, Stanton Glantz, Robert E. Goodin, Joseph R. Gusfield, Stephen J. Heishman, Graham E. Kelder, David A. Kessler, Mark Edward Lender, Stephen C. Littlechild, Rajendra Persaud, Robert N. Procter, David Ryder, Robert J. Samuelson, John Slade, Edward L. Sweda Jr., Robert W. Tollison, Richard E. Wagner, Lee S. Weinberg, Walter Williams, and Richard Vatz, among others.
Jeffrey A. Schaler (Erdenheim, PA) is on the faculty of American University's School of Public Affairs; Johns Hopkins University, and the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. Magda E. Schaler (New York, NY) is an assistant faculty advisor at Columbia
Approx 300 pages ISBN 1-57392-270-6
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