| Coca and Cocaine: An Andean Perspective Contributor(s): Gregor, Felipe Mac (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313285306 ISBN-13: 9780313285301 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1993 Annotation: This remarkable analyis of the problems of coca leaves and cocaine traffic in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru provides an Andean perspective on drug production and consumption. The Peruvian Peace Research Association has compiled an expert in-depth study of the historical and political aspects of drug traffic in the Andes, relationships between the governments of the producing and consuming nations, and the need for worldwide collaboration to develop a global approach to drug control. This study is must reading for students, scholars, and policymakers dealing with drug use and trafficking and for all who are interested in Latin American concerns. Following a foreword by Giuseppe di Gennaro, executive director of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control, the study defines the coca-cocaine phenomenon in Bolivia, the socio-economic and political impact of drugs in Colombia, and the illicit drug trade in Peru. Key proposals for working out common solutions to the problem of drugs in Latin America are presented in the last chapter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Psychology | Statistics - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
| Dewey: 363.450 |
| LCCN: 92012282 |
| Lexile Measure: 1470 |
| Series: Contributions in Military Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.06" W x 9.52" (0.97 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This remarkable analyis of the problems of coca leaves and cocaine traffic in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru provides an Andean perspective on drug production and consumption. The Peruvian Peace Research Association has compiled an expert in-depth study of the historical and political aspects of drug traffic in the Andes, relationships between the governments of the producing and consuming nations, and the need for worldwide collaboration to develop a global approach to drug control. This study is must reading for students, scholars, and policymakers dealing with drug use and trafficking and for all who are interested in Latin American concerns. Following a foreword by Giuseppe di Gennaro, executive director of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control, the study defines the coca-cocaine phenomenon in Bolivia, the socio-economic and political impact of drugs in Colombia, and the illicit drug trade in Peru. Key proposals for working out common solutions to the problem of drugs in Latin America are presented in the last chapter. |