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This two-volume book addresses the economic transformation occurring in China at present. The author investigates China's domestic and international policies, the impact of these policies on economic growth, and their effect on the quality of life for the people of China. In the first volume, the author distinguishes between economic growth and sustainable economic development, and discusses China's current and past economic policies towards growth. Chapters also explore the structural transformation of China's economy and its increasingly consumer-oriented nature. The second volume looks more specifically at the result of domestic policies on the quality of life for people living in China. The author examines the distribution of income, the alleviation of poverty, the Chinese education system, and the environmental cost of economic growth. These volumes will be of particular interest to researchers and scholars concerned with China's emerging economic power.

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This title discusses the phenomenon of smoking as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details the consequences of smoking, in addition to the detrimental effects caused by second-hand tobacco smoke exposure as a health risk to children as well as to the general public. The central contribution of Joshua’s work is to address these concerns in terms of the issues of free choice and the market. Considering the various restrictive policies designed to reduce smoking’s prevalence, including the banning of smoking in public places, and the inclusion of warning labels on cigarette packets, Joshua carefully analyses potential economic remedies to the problem of smoking, notably the Pigovian tax. Finally, the book concludes with a highly relevant discussion of corporate social responsibility, and the role that this might play in anti-smoking projects. This is the first title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, which consists of three further volumes on alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and overeating. John Joshua taught Economics to undergraduates and postgraduates in Melbourne, Australia, and China for many years. He holds PhDs in Sociology, Education and Economics, and his research interests are in the economic, educational, and psycho-social transformation of developing economies.

Political economy. --- Health promotion. --- Welfare economics. --- Social policy. --- Health economics. --- Medical economics. --- Health psychology. --- Economics. --- Health Economics. --- Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice. --- Social Policy. --- Health Psychology. --- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. --- Political Economy. --- Health psychology --- Health psychology, Clinical --- Psychology, Clinical health --- Psychology, Health --- Salutogenesis --- Economics, Medical --- Health --- Health economics --- Hygiene --- Medical care --- Medicine --- National planning --- State planning --- Health promotion programs --- Health promotion services --- Promotion of health --- Wellness programs --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Economic aspects --- Clinical psychology --- Medicine and psychology --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Economics --- Social policy --- Preventive health services --- Health education --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Psychology, clinical. --- Medicine. --- Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. --- International Political Economy. --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Health Workforce

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This title offers an in-depth analysis of the causes, consequences and treatments of illicit drug abuse. The author examines the effects of existing drug policies and proposes drug use legalisation within a regulated market as a viable alternative. Joshua assesses the factors that make individuals vulnerable to drug abuse and the pathways they may follow. As well as exploring the physical and psychological effects on the individual, Joshua examines the social and economic consequences for society. He highlights the pitfalls of a purely legal approach to drug abuse, which is primarily a health matter, and questions whether special drugs courts could be used as an alternative to the present criminal justice system. This book adds to the debate on whether most drugs could be sold in a regulated market in the same way as other drugs are, such as alcohol or nicotine. This is the third title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, consisting of three additional volumes on smoking, alcohol abuse and overeating.

Political economy. --- Health promotion. --- Welfare economics. --- Social policy. --- Health economics. --- Medical economics. --- Health psychology. --- Economics. --- Health Economics. --- Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice. --- Social Policy. --- Health Psychology. --- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. --- Political Economy. --- Health psychology --- Health psychology, Clinical --- Psychology, Clinical health --- Psychology, Health --- Salutogenesis --- Economics, Medical --- Health --- Health economics --- Hygiene --- Medical care --- Medicine --- National planning --- State planning --- Health promotion programs --- Health promotion services --- Promotion of health --- Wellness programs --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Economic aspects --- Clinical psychology --- Medicine and psychology --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Economics --- Social policy --- Preventive health services --- Health education --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Psychology, clinical. --- Medicine. --- Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. --- International Political Economy. --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Health Workforce --- Clinical health psychology.

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This two-volume work provides a comprehensive overview of the Belt and Road Initiative, examining its impact on economic growth, trade, financial systems and international relations. Weaving theory with real-world examples, Joshua makes an important contribution to the understanding of how the Global Economy is being shaped through these developments. In this second volume, Joshua focuses on the operation of the international monetary system and the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on both China's domestic economy and the Global Economy. In addition, this volume addresses the consequences of economic growth on the environment and international relations.

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This title discusses the phenomenon of alcohol abuse as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details alcohol’s status as a psychoactive drug; he notes, however, that in contrast to other psychoactive drugs, alcohol has been widely culturally accepted in Western countries and legally available, except in isolated incidents for a short period of time. Joshua considers which policies are being correctly utilised so as to reduce the abuse of alcohol, and how these policies may operate on a supply and demand model. Whereas programs of prevention and treatment operate on the demand side of alcohol abuse, legislation is directed at the supply side of alcohol; that is, dealing with marketing – product, promotion, point of sales and price. This is the second title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, consisting of three additional volumes on alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and overeating.

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