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Abstract

How can state and local governments improve during a downturn? There is no fiscal room for expensive new initiatives, and we can’t count on our leaders finally besting those hoary beasts “waste, fraud, and abuse.” What our leaders can do is rethink overzealous regulations — and the liquor licensing system is a case in point.

Citation

Glaeser, Edward L. "Liquor Laws Put Restaurants on the Rocks." Boston Globe, April 2, 2010.