An international policy issue awash in myths, moral
inconsistencies, social prejudices, and political rhetoric, it's no
wonder students find the international drug trade an alluring topic
to study and discuss. With his brief and engaging new book, David
Mares explores the reasons why there is so much disagreement among
nations about which policies are most appropriate to address drug
production, distribution, and trade. From the more tolerant "coffee
house" style policies of the Netherlands which focus on public
health concerns, to the United States' just-say-no "drug war"
approach, nations frame and seek to resolve these issues in very
different ways and with different levels of success. This variation
creates a host of global cooperation and policy coordination
problems, making Drug Wars and Coffee Houses an ideal supplement
for giving students an opportunity to apply the larger themes of
any political economy course to a substantive policy area. A
compelling framework-focusing on political economic ideas and
analysis-shows students how leaders and policymakers need to
understand the drug trade as a full-blown commodity system if they
are to impact its different segments. As he discusses drug
production, consumption, distribution, and money laundering, Mares
carefully shows what insights micro political economic, realist,
constructivist, and social deviant perspectives each bring to bear
on the problem. And, through the book's use of extended case
studies, this text offers students an inside look at a complex and
fascinating policy area, from Sweden's attempts to enforce drug-war
style policies, to the UK's movement towards decriminalization, to
the responses of such international organizations as the United
Nations and the European Union. A comprehensive bibliography of
websites, articles, and book length studies point to further
research on the topic, while class-tested research and study
questions for each chapter will jumpstart class discussions and
projects.
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