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Illegal drugs, economy and society in the Andes / Francisco E. Thoumi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore : [Distributed by] Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.Description: xviii, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0801878497 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780801878497 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0801878543 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780801878541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.45/098 21
LOC classification:
  • HV5840.C7 T477 2003
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Contents:
Pt. I. The illegal drug industry's history and structure. Psychoactive drug perceptions and attitudes in the United States and the Andean countries ; The socioeconomic dimensions of illegal drug production ; The development and structure of the illegal drug industry in the Andes. -- Pt. II. The effects of the Andean illegal drug industry. The size of the illegal drug industry ; Economics, environmental, social, and political effects of the illegal drug industry ; The illegal drug industry's effects in Colombia ; The illegal drug industry's effects in Bolivia and Peru. -- Pt. III. Country vulnerability to illegal drugs. Illegal drugs, violence, and social differences. -- Pt. IV. Antidrug policies. The nature of the drug policy problem ; Policy case studies of alternative development in Bolivia and international cooperation in Colombia ; A short survey of antidrug policies in the Andes and policy conclusions.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV5840.C7 T477 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000077678

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-397) and index.

Pt. I. The illegal drug industry's history and structure. Psychoactive drug perceptions and attitudes in the United States and the Andean countries ; The socioeconomic dimensions of illegal drug production ; The development and structure of the illegal drug industry in the Andes. -- Pt. II. The effects of the Andean illegal drug industry. The size of the illegal drug industry ; Economics, environmental, social, and political effects of the illegal drug industry ; The illegal drug industry's effects in Colombia ; The illegal drug industry's effects in Bolivia and Peru. -- Pt. III. Country vulnerability to illegal drugs. Illegal drugs, violence, and social differences. -- Pt. IV. Antidrug policies. The nature of the drug policy problem ; Policy case studies of alternative development in Bolivia and international cooperation in Colombia ; A short survey of antidrug policies in the Andes and policy conclusions.

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