Shooting up : counterinsurgency and the war on drugs /

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Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Felbab-Brown, Vanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Drug traffic > Developing countries.
Drug control > Developing countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Drug control
Drug traffic
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers, insurgents, and terrorists; thus, policy is organized around the premise that the suppression of drug production will service both anti-drug and counterterrorist goals. The author challenges this "narcoguerrilla" premise of U.S. policy. She shows that, far from being complementary, anti-narcotics an
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:081570450X
9780815704508

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