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Anti-Drug Policies in Colombia
. Ed(S): Gaviria, Alejandro; Mejia, Daniel
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Description for Anti-Drug Policies in Colombia
Hardback. "This book compiles the most up-to-date research and evidence on the different dimensions of drugs and drugs policy in Colombia, a country that has done everything possible to fight illicit drug production and trafficking"-- Editor(s): Gaviria, Alejandro; Mejia, Daniel. Translator(s): Weiskopf, Jimmy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Forty years after the declaration of the ""war on drugs"" by President Nixon, the debate on the effectiveness and costs of the ban is red-hot. Several former Latin American presidents and leading intellectuals from around the world have drawn attention to the ineffectiveness and adverse consequences of prohibitionism. This book thoroughly analyzes the drug policies of one of the main protagonists in this war.
The book covers many topics: the economics of drug production, the policies to reduce consumption and decrease supply during the Plan Colombia, the effects of the drug problem on Colombia's international relations, the prevention of ... Read more
Forty years after the declaration of the ""war on drugs"" by President Nixon, the debate on the effectiveness and costs of the ban is red-hot. Several former Latin American presidents and leading intellectuals from around the world have drawn attention to the ineffectiveness and adverse consequences of prohibitionism. This book thoroughly analyzes the drug policies of one of the main protagonists in this war.
The book covers many topics: the economics of drug production, the policies to reduce consumption and decrease supply during the Plan Colombia, the effects of the drug problem on Colombia's international relations, the prevention of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826520715
SKU
V9780826520715
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About . Ed(S): Gaviria, Alejandro; Mejia, Daniel
Alejandro Gaviria is Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia and former dean of economics at the University of the Andes, Colombia. He is coeditor of Is Geography Destiny? Lessons from Latin America. Daniel Mejia is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of the Andes, Colombia and a contributor to Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War ... Read more
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