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A Perfect Demonstration of the Absence of Leadership: Alcohol Policy in Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Frank Houghton*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Humanities, Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish, Co Limerick
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*Correspondence E-mail: Frank.Houghton@LIT.ie
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Abstract

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