Anti-drug Policies In Colombia: Successes, Failures, And Wrong Turns (vanderbilt Center For Latin American Studies Series)

Synopsis

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-- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Dimension Of The Drugs Problem In Colombia : Production, Trafficking And Consumption -- The Microeconomics Of Cocaine Production And Trafficking In Colombia / Daniel Mejia And Daniel Mauricio Rico -- Drug Consumption In Colombia / Adriana Camacho, Alejandro Gaviria, And Catherine Rodriguez -- Policies For The Reduction Of Supply And Demand -- Anti-drugs Policies Under Plan Colombia : Costs, Effectiveness And Efficiency / Daniel Mejia -- Alternative Development Policies In Colombia (1982-2009) / Carlos Zorro-sanchez -- Demand As A Drama : The Prevention And Treatment Of Drugs Use In Colombia / Jorge Larreamendy-joerns And Maria Fernanda Vence -- International Relations And Anti-drugs Policies In Colombia -- Colombia's Multilateral Drugs Policy During The Two Uribe Administrations : Toward Prohibitionist Activism In An Era Of Detente / Sandra Borda --^ Colombia And Europe Face The Drugs Problem : Disagreement Yet Cooperation / Muriel Laurent -- The Role Of Illegal Drugs In Colombian-us Relations / Arlene Beth Tickner And Carolina Cepeda -- Legal And Institutional Aspects Of The War Against Drugs -- The Consumer's Right To A Personal Dose And The War On Drugs : A Study Of The Policing Of Drug Consumption In Bogota, Colombia / Julieta Lemaitre And Mauricio Albarracin -- The Penal Treatment Of Narcotics Trafficking And Associated Crimes / Manuel Iturralde And Libardo Jose Ariza -- The Fight Against Money Laundering : Institutions, Results And Disincentives / Carlos Caballero And Alfonso Amaya -- Institutions And Narcotics Trafficking -- Colombian Institutions And Narcotics Trafficking : Mutations And Politics / Alvaro Camacho -- Illegal Crops, Political Participation, And Institutional Trust / Miguel Garcia -- The Failure Of Decentralization In The War Against Drugs / Juan Carlos Echeverry And Maria Paula Gomez --^ Violent Non-state Actors And Narcotics Trafficking In Colombia / Arlene Beth Tickner, Diego Garcia, And Catalina Arreaza. Edited By Alejandro Gaviria And Daniel Mejia ; Translated By Jimmy Weiskopf. Translated From The Spanish. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.