The politics of cocaine : how U.S. foreign policy has created a thriving drug industry in Central and South America /

Drawing on declassified documents and research, this exploration of the economic drug trade of Central and South America fills in historical gaps and provides a fresh analysis of a complex and seemingly unsolvable problem.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marcy, William L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, ©2010.
Temas:
1900-1999
Cocaine industry > Latin America.
Drug control > Latin America.
Drug control > United States.
Organized crime > Latin America.
Cocaïne > Industrie > Amérique latine.
Lutte antidrogue > Amérique latine.
Lutte antidrogue > États-Unis.
Crime organisé > Amérique latine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Cocaine industry
Drug control
Economic history
Diplomatic relations
Organized crime
Latin America > Economic conditions > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > Latin America.
Latin America > Foreign relations > United States.
Amérique latine > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Amérique latine.
Amérique latine > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Latin America
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : U.S. drug policy in the Northern Andes and Latin America
  • The growth of the narcotics industry in the Northern Andes, 1971-1980
  • The economic role of narcotics in Latin America, 1980-1987
  • U.S. narcotics control policies in the Northern Andes, 1980-1987
  • Reagan, the drug war, and the narco-terrorist nexus
  • Northern Andean guerrillas, drug trafficking, and Cold War politics
  • The militarization of the drug war : Bush, Panama, and the Andean strategy
  • The failure of the Andean strategy
  • Clinton : from the Andean strategy to Plan Colombia
  • Conclusion : U.S. drug policy comes full circle.

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