Drug War Mexico - Politics, Neoliberalism and Violence in the New Narcoeconomy (Hardcover, New)

Mexico is a country in crisis. Capitalizing on weakened public institutions, widespread unemployment, a state of lawlessness and the strengthening of links between Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, narcotrafficking in the country has flourished during the post-1982 neoliberal era. In fact, it has become one of Mexico's biggest source of revenue, as well as its most violent, with over 12,000 drug-related executions in 2011 alone. In response, Mexican president Felipe Calderon, armed with millions of dollars in US military aid, has launched a crackdown, ostensibly to combat organised crime. Despite this, human rights violations have increased, as has the murder rate, making Ciudad Juarez on the northern border the most dangerous city on the planet. Meanwhile, the supply of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine has continued to grow. In this insightful and controversial book, Watt and Zepeda throw new light on the situation, contending that the 'war on drugs' in Mexico is in fact the pretext for a US-backed strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Peter Watt • Roberto Zepeda
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84813-887-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Drugs trade / drug trafficking
LSN:	1-84813-887-3
Barcode:	9781848138872

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