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The Political Economy of Narcotics (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
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The Political Economy of Narcotics (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
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This book explores the origins, history and organisation of the
international system of narcotic drug control with a specific focus
on heroin, cannabis and cocaine. It argues that the century-long
quest to eliminate the production, trade in and use of narcotic
drugs has been a profound failure. The statistics produced by the
international and domestic narcotic drug control agencies point to
a sustained expansion of the drug trade, despite the imposition of
harsh criminal sanctions against those engaged, as producers,
traffickers or consumers, in the narcotic drugs market. The roots
of this major international policy failure are traced back to the
outdated ideology of prohibition, which is shown to be
counterproductive, utopian and a fundamentally inadequate basis for
narcotic drug policy in the twenty-first century. Prohibition,
championed by many US policy makers, has left the international
community poorly positioned to confront those changes to the drug
trade and drug markets that have resulted from globalisation.
Moreover, prohibition based approaches are causing more harm than
good, as is demonstrated through reference to issues such as
HIV/AIDS, the environment, conflict, development and social
justice. As the drug control system approaches its centenary, there
are signs that the global consensus on narcotic drug prohibition is
fracturing. Some European and South American states are pushing for
a new approach based on regulation, decriminalisation and harm
reduction. But those seeking to revise prohibition strategies faces
entrenched resistance, primarily by the U.S. This important text
argues that successive American governments have pursued a
contradictory approach; acting decisively against the narcotic drug
trade at home and abroad, while at the same time working with drug
traffickers and producer states when it is in America's strategic
interest. As a result, US policy approaches emerge as a decisive
factor in accounting for the failure of prohibition.
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