Anti-Drug Policies in Colombia (eBook)

Successes, Failures, and Wrong Turns

Alejandro Gaviria, Daniel Mejia (Herausgeber)

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2017
312 Seiten
Vanderbilt University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8265-2073-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Expert insight into every facet of the struggle against the drug trade in Colombia

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Forty years after the declaration of the "e;war on drugs"e; by President Nixon, the debate on the effectiveness and costs of the ban is red-hot. Several former Latin American presidents and leading intellectuals from around the world have drawn attention to the ineffectiveness and adverse consequences of prohibitionism. This book thoroughly analyzes the drug policies of one of the main protagonists in this war.The book covers many topics: the economics of drug production, the policies to reduce consumption and decrease supply during the Plan Colombia, the effects of the drug problem on Colombia's international relations, the prevention of money laundering, the connection between drug trafficking and paramilitary politics, and strategies against organized crime. Beyond the diversity in topics, there is a common thread running through all the chapters: the need to analyze objectively what works and what does not, based on empirical evidence. Presented here for the first time to an English-speaking audience, this book is a contribution to a debate that urgently needs to transcend ideology and preconceived opinions.

Inhalt

The Microeconomics of Cocaine Production and Trafficking in ColombiaDaniel Mejía and Daniel Mauricio RicoDrug Consumption in ColombiaAdriana Camacho, Alejandro Gaviria, and Catherine RodríguezAnti-Drug Policies under Plan Colombia: Costs, Effectiveness, and EfficiencyDaniel MejíaAlternative Development Policies in Colombia (1982-2009)Carlos Zorro-SánchezDemand as a Drama: The Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use in ColombiaJorge Larreamendy-Joerns and María Fernanda VenceColombia's Multilateral Drug Policy during the Two Uribe Administrations: Toward Prohibitionist Activism in an Era of DétenteSandra BordaColombia and Europe Face the Drug Problem: Disagreement Yet CooperationMuriel LaurentThe Role of Illegal Drugs in Colombia-US RelationsArlene Beth Tickner and Carolina CepedaThe Consumer's Right to a "Personal Dose" and the War On Drugs: A Study of the Policing of Drug Consumption in Bogotá, ColombiaJulieta Lemaitre and Mauricio AlbarracínThe Penal Treatment of Narcotics Trafficking and Associated CrimesManuel Iturralde and Libardo José ArizaThe Fight Against Money Laundering: Institutions, Results, and DisincentivesCarlos Caballero and Alfonso AmayaColombian Institutions and Narcotics Trafficking: Mutations and PoliticsÁlvaro CamachoIllegal Crops, Political Participation, and Institutional TrustMiguel GarcíaThe Failure of Decentralization in the War Against DrugsJuan Carlos Echeverry and María Paula GómezViolent Nonstate Actors and Narcotics Trafficking in ColombiaArlene Beth Tickner, Diego García, and Catalina Arreaza

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies Series
• Reihe/Serie: Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies Series
• Übersetzer: Jimmy Weiskopf
• Zusatzinfo: tables
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Latin American Studies • Law • Public Policy
• ISBN-10: 0-8265-2073-1 / 0826520731
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8265-2073-9 / 9780826520739