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Drug war Mexico : politics, neoliberalism and violence in the new narcoeconomy /
Mexico is in crisis. During the neoliberal era, narcotrafficking has flourished to become one of the country's biggest sources of revenue, as well as its most violent, with over 12,000 drug-related executions in 2011 alone. This insightful, controversial book throws new light on the situation,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Zed Books,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Mexico is in crisis. During the neoliberal era, narcotrafficking has flourished to become one of the country's biggest sources of revenue, as well as its most violent, with over 12,000 drug-related executions in 2011 alone. This insightful, controversial book throws new light on the situation, contending that the 'war on drugs' in Mexico is in fact a pretext for a US-backed strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-248) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848138889 1848138881 9781848138896 184813889X 1848138873 9781848138872 6613679968 9786613679963 |