ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses the WHO's international approach to tackling alcohol's social harm. Its 2010 Global Strategy, which encourages the international adoption of price incentives for non-alcoholic drinks, minimum age limits for purchase of alcohol, and other policies. It explores diverse examples of the alcohol policy making process in greater detail to better identify these various factors. The book explores the Pine Ridge case study thus underlines the difficulties communities can face when attempting to maintain distinct alcohol policies within a connected world a task that will likely become increasingly difficult as globalizing forces strengthen. It explores that the culture and public opinion are often closely intertwined, and the case studies presented illustrates how public opinion can play crucial, but often complex, role in alcohol policy making process.
