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Snow, N.A. (2021). Alcohol Prohibition. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_626-2

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    Alcohol Prohibition
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    19 August 2021

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_626-2

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    Alcohol Prohibition
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    07 July 2017

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_626-1