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Baptist and Bootleggers: Understanding Social Reform Movements
This chapter explores the metaphor of the Baptist and the bootleggers in development economics, using the example of alcohol prohibition in the US. It delves into how the bootleggers exploited the social reform movement led by the Baptists for their own economic benefit, reflecting on the consequences of the prohibition and its implications for contemporary alcohol-related issues.