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This book examines the most significant factors accounting for the
decline of union density during the neoliberal period, focusing on
the case of Mexico. Union density, which reflects the
representation of labor unions in the employed labor force, is one
of the main indicators of union strength. The relation of organized
labor with the state and the political system are also considered.
The analysis is framed within a structure concentrated on cyclical,
structural and political-institutional factors linked to labor
union performance. Over the last decades, the transformations
brought about by neoliberalism and democratization reshaped many
features of the domestic political and economic model in Mexico.
Therefore, an examination of these developments regarding the
repercussions of the factors linked to union density decline is
crucial.
Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in Mexico: The
Transition from Felipe Calderon to Enrique Pena Nieto examines the
major trends in organized crime and drug trafficking in Mexico. The
book provides an exhaustive analysis of drug-related violence in
the country. This work highlights the transition from the Felipe
Calderon administration to the Enrique Pena Nieto government,
focusing on differences and continuities in counternarcotics
policies as well as other trends such as violence and drug
trafficking.
Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in Mexico: The
Transition from Felipe Calderon to Enrique Pena Nieto examines the
major trends in organized crime and drug trafficking in Mexico. The
book provides an exhaustive analysis of drug-related violence in
the country. This work highlights the transition from the Felipe
Calderon administration to the Enrique Pena Nieto government,
focusing on differences and continuities in counternarcotics
policies as well as other trends such as violence and drug
trafficking.
This volume examines drug policies and the role of cooperation in
the Americas. Many current and former politicians have discussed
the failures of the war on drugs and the need for alternative
approaches. Uruguay as well as Colorado and Washington have
legalized marijuana. The Organization of American states produced a
report in 2013 which discussed alternative policy options to the
drug war. This work examines the nature of cooperation and drug
policies in the twenty-first century in the Americas, highlighting
the major challenges and obstacles. The argument is that one
country cannot solve drug trafficking as it is a transnational
problem. Therefore, the producing, consuming, and transit countries
must work together and cooperate.
This volume examines drug policies and the role of cooperation in
the Americas. Many current and former politicians have discussed
the failures of the war on drugs and the need for alternative
approaches. Uruguay as well as Colorado and Washington have
legalized marijuana. The Organization of American states produced a
report in 2013 which discussed alternative policy options to the
drug war. This work examines the nature of cooperation and drug
policies in the twenty-first century in the Americas, highlighting
the major challenges and obstacles. The argument is that one
country cannot solve drug trafficking as it is a transnational
problem. Therefore, the producing, consuming, and transit countries
must work together and cooperate.
This book examines the most significant factors accounting for the
decline of union density during the neoliberal period, focusing on
the case of Mexico. Union density, which reflects the
representation of labor unions in the employed labor force, is one
of the main indicators of union strength. The relation of organized
labor with the state and the political system are also considered.
The analysis is framed within a structure concentrated on cyclical,
structural and political-institutional factors linked to labor
union performance. Over the last decades, the transformations
brought about by neoliberalism and democratization reshaped many
features of the domestic political and economic model in Mexico.
Therefore, an examination of these developments regarding the
repercussions of the factors linked to union density decline is
crucial.
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.
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.
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