1st Edition

The Politics of Narcotic Drugs A Survey

Edited By Julia Buxton Copyright 2011
344 Pages
by Routledge

342 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

THE POLITICS OF NARCOTIC DRUGS: A Survey aims to explore the complexities of the drugs trade, and the political challenges and opportunities that exist for more effective approaches to the issues involved. The various sections of this volume provide the reader with an insight into the numerous debates, histories and experiences of drugs and the drugs trade and, most importantly, highlight the... Read more

Contents

ESSAYS

Levels of Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan - David Mansfield and Adam Pain

The Middle East and Illicit Drugs: A Forgotten Region? - Philip Robins

The White Economy: Drugs, Poverty and Violent Conflict in Colombia - Jennifer Schirmer

A Tale of Two Countries: Drugs, Guns, Violence and the US-Mexico Border - Laurie Freeman

Understanding UK Drugs Policy: SOCA and the Enigma of Enforcement - Martin Elvins

The Politics of Drug Prohibition - Sue Pryce

Beyond `Narcoterrorism’: Illicit Drug Business and Terrorist Tactics in Armed Conflicts - Ekaterina Stepanova

The Principles for Rational Drug Policy Making - Steve Rolles

Drugs and Wellbeing: Prohibition’s Negative Impacts - Emily Crick

A – Z GLOSSARY  by Julia Buxton

Biography

Julia Buxton