This November, residents of Washington State will vote on two initiatives, I-1100 and I-1105, that aim to privatize alcohol sales, ending the state's monopoly on spirits.
Supporters of the initiatives claim that privatization has the potential to save the state hundreds of thousands of dollars; opponents counter that it could end up costing the state more in the long-run, as problem drinking increases and with it social costs from crime, health care, traffic accidents, underage drinking, and more.
The ADAI Library has put together a Resource Brief about Privatization of Alcohol, collecting recent resources (web sites, books, and research articles) to provide background information on this issue.
Find this Resource Brief and others on our web site: http://lib.adai.washington.edu/resourcebriefs.htm
