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Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness

EconomicsPolitics & Society
Pages
320
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

Eric Schlosser investigates America's black market and its far-reaching influence on society through three mainstays: pot, porn, and illegal immigrants. He charts the growth of this shadow economy, revealing its roots in American culture's blend of ingenuity, greed, idealism, and hypocrisy. Schlosser traces compelling parallels between underground and overground industries, showing how big business learns and profits from the black market.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeIntellectualComplex

Genres

Economics Politics & Society Sociology Erotica

About the author

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Eric Schlosser

Eric Matthew Schlosser is an American journalist and author known for investigative journalism, such as in his books Fast Food Nation (2001), Reefer Madness (2003), and Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (2013).