ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the forms the competing process takes; the relationship of this process to the history of the arena and the processes previously discussed. It also looks at one consequence of the competition: the clash of worlds surrounding dollar rivalry as it pertains to the public inebriate. In California, individual county statutes still exist under which drunkenness is the gravamen of a petty criminal offense, such as loitering, vagrancy or disturbing the peace. The defeat on the tax bill was eventually mitigated when the governor signed a 1976 alcoholism budget one-third higher than the previous year, providing more funds than the tax bill he vetoed would have gleaned. But finances continue to influence the demonstrating process. Finally, the chapter looks at attempts which are not equal in weight to the competing process, but are notable efforts nevertheless: endeavors to form alliances and to foster cooperation, the process of combining for strength.
