ABSTRACT
The cross-national studies presented in the first part of this volume were intended to explore the availability of data and implications of noncommercial or otherwise poorly recorded sources of alcohol. It is clear from the case studies that there is enormous variability regarding levels of unrecorded consumption. In some countries locally produced, largely noncommercial alcohol accounts for a relatively minor share of total alcohol consumption (e.g., Tanzania-see chapter 5). However, in many countries locally produced alcohol accounts for the lion’s share of consumption, whereas commercially produced alcohol represents only a small portion of total consumption (e.g., Russia-chapter 3).
