Title: Liquor prohibition: a chief minister's conundrum

Authors: Rajeev Ranjan; Nripendra P. Rana; Kalyan Agrawal

Addresses: Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna, Mithapur Institutional Area, Patna – 800001, India ' College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Doha-2713, Qatar ' Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna, Mithapur Institutional Area, Patna – 800001, India

Abstract: Ever since the liquor ban was imposed in the state of Bihar, the impact of this strategic decision is visible in the form of changes in various micro and macroeconomic indicators. Though there have been several incidences of arrests on account of the illicit sale, trafficking, storage, and consumption of liquor and also several incidences of deaths due to the consumption of illicit liquor; the benefits outweigh them. Apart from the general health and well-being of the people, the financial health of the affected families has seen an upsurge; the entire consumption pattern has changed. The incidences of road accidents, loss of lives, domestic violence, crime against women, general law and order, and the incidences of crime have nose-dived. The entire state of Bihar has not only become safer, more peaceful, and more prosperous but has zoomed ahead in terms of several development indicators vis-à-vis other states of the country.

Keywords: prohibition; disposable income; consumption pattern.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTCS.2022.130335

International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 2022 Vol.13 No.4, pp.323 - 328

Received: 26 Dec 2022
Accepted: 01 Feb 2023
Published online: 17 Apr 2023 *

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