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Innocent bystanders : developing countries and the war on drugs /
The drug policies of wealthy consuming countries emphasize criminalization, interdiction, and eradication. Such extreme responses to social challenges risk unintended, costly consequences. The evidence presented in this volume is that these consequences are high in the case of current drug policies,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington DC :
World Bank,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The drug policies of wealthy consuming countries emphasize criminalization, interdiction, and eradication. Such extreme responses to social challenges risk unintended, costly consequences. The evidence presented in this volume is that these consequences are high in the case of current drug policies, particularly for poor transit and producer countries. These costs include the deaths of thousands in the conflict between drug cartels and security forces, political instability, and the infiltration of criminal elements into governments, on the one hand; and increased narcotics use in countries th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 362 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821380352 0821380354 6612697768 9786612697760 1282697765 9781282697768 0821380346 9780821380345 9780821380369 0821380362 |