The Politics of Narcotic Drugs: A Survey / Edition 1

by Julia Buxton

Overview

The Politics of Narcotic Drugs brings together leading experts on the drugs trade to provide an accessible yet detailed analysis of the multiple challenges that the contemporary trade in narcotic drugs and its prohibition pose, from the local to the international community.

Through the use of country and regional case studies that include Afghanistan, Mexico, Colombia and the Middle East, the drivers of the drugs trade and the security and development dilemmas created by the prohibition of narcotic substances are explored. Contributions that assess the international drug control regime, British anti-drug enforcement organizations, 'narcoterrorism' and options for drug policy reform engage readers in current debates and the narrative frameworks that shape discussion of the drugs issue. The book is an invaluable guide to the dynamic and far-reaching issue of narcotic drugs and the impact of their prohibition on our countries and communities.

The chapters are followed by an A-Z glossary of key terms, issues and organizations, and a section of maps and statistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857435016
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/17/2010
Series:	Europa Politics of ... series
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Julia Buxton is a Professor Comparative Politics at the School of Public Policy, Central European University and is a Senior Research Officer at the Global Drug Policy Observatory Global Drug Policy Observatory. She is a specialist on the trade in narcotic drugs, with publications that include 'Alternative Development in Counter Narcotics Strategy: An Opportunity Lost' in J. Tokatlian (ed.), Drugs and Prohibition: An Old War, A New Debate (2010); 'A History of Drug Control' in P. Keefer and N. Loayza (eds), Innocent Bystanders (2010); 'The UK Drug Problem in Global Perspective', Soundings (2009); and The Political Economy of Narcotic Drugs (2006).

Table of Contents

Contents

ESSAYS

Levels of Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan, David Mansfield and Adam Pain

The Middle East and Illicit Drugs: A Forgotten Region? Philip Robins

The White Economy: Drugs, Poverty and Violent Conflict in Colombia, Jennifer Schirmer

A Tale of Two Countries: Drugs, Guns, Violence and the US-Mexico Border, Laurie Freeman

Understanding UK Drugs Policy: SOCA and the Enigma of Enforcement, Martin Elvins

The Politics of Drug Prohibition, Sue Pryce

Beyond ‘Narcoterrorism’: Illicit Drug Business and Terrorist Tactics in Armed Conflicts, Ekaterina Stepanova

The Principles for Rational Drug Policy Making, Steve Rolles

Drugs and Wellbeing: Prohibition’s Negative Impacts, Emily Crick

A – Z GLOSSARY

by Julia Buxton, including entries on issues, organizations, countries involved, and explanations of narcotic drugs

MAPS AND TABLES

including maps showing areas of cultivation, and tables showing production and trade in narcotic drugs