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The Politics of Narcotic Drugs - A Survey (Paperback)
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The Politics of Narcotic Drugs - A Survey (Paperback)
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THE POLITICS OF NARCOTIC DRUGS: A Survey aims to explore the
complexities of the drugs trade, and the political challenges and
opportunities that exist for more effective approaches to the
issues involved. The various sections of this volume provide the
reader with an insight into the numerous debates, histories and
experiences of drugs and the drugs trade and, most importantly,
highlight the fact that the policy challenges currently faced by
societies and governments do not configure in a simplistic way
around a pro- or anti-legalization discourse. Contents include:
Essay chapters, written by specialists in the field, which
demonstrate the diversity, scale and nature of the drug `problem'
and the importance of empirically informed, depoliticized
responses. The first essays are international in focus, addressing
the situation in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Colombia and Mexico
before turning to the institutional anti-drugs context in the
United Kingdom. Thereafter, the chapters are more theoretically
oriented, with the authors exploring the prohibition model, the
relationship between drugs and insurgency, and reflections on
principles and approaches that might be considered when exploring
alternatives to the status quo. A comprehensive cross-referenced A
- Z Glossary of terms, organizations and issues with regard to
drugs. Entries include caffeine, cocaine, Drug Enforcement
Administration, mule, opium, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime) and volatile substances. Maps, charts and tables
offering a wealth of information in graphic form. Maps include
areas of cultivation of crops used for drugs, and statistics inform
on production, seizures and prices of various narcotic drugs.
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