Eating Out: Statistics and Society Presidential Address
探讨外出就餐的定义、英国统计数据的增长趋势及社会分布，并从社会学和经济学角度分析其外部性（如吸烟问题）及治理困境，适合关注食品消费与公共政策的读者。
Eating‐out is generally considered to be of increasing importance as a form of food consumption even though there are differing definitions of its scope. There have recently been some noteworthy additions to the available statistics on eating‐out in the UK and these indicate its growth through time and its pattern across society. Eating‐out involves a degree of interaction with others and has been studied by sociologists as well as by those whose interest primarily stems from ones in the agri‐food chain or in food consumption. It also raises some interesting issues about how ‘externalities’ (and, in particular, those arising from smoking) are best allowed for in circumstances in which both application of the polluter‐pays principle and very restrictive regulations may be considered impractical and inappropriate.