The Andean Cocaine Industry - Softcover

Clawson, Patrick; Lee, Rensselaer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312176910 ISBN 13: 9780312176914

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

It is commonly known that the Andean nations of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia are the international centers of cocaine production. But until now, there has been no comprehensive view of this billion dollar industry. Using never-before unearthed information

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Review:

"A clear-eyed analysis of the Latin American cocaine business . . ." -- "Foreign Affairs"

From the Back Cover:

It is commonly known that the Andean nations of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia are the international centers of cocaine production. But until now, there has been no comprehensive view of this billion-dollar industry. Using never-before unearthed information culled from their extensive field research, Patrick Clawson and Rensselaer Lee reveal the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the United States. The authors analyze the economic and political impact of the drug business on the Andean nations, including such problems as violence and the undermining of legitimate business. Through the ground-breaking work of Clawson and Lee, The Andean Cocaine Industry illuminates one of the most pervasive problems facing the world today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312176910
• ISBN 13: 9780312176914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304