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The politics of cocaine : how U.S. foreign policy has created a thriving drug industry in Central and South America / William L. Marcy ; foreword by Jorrit Kamminga.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books : [Distributed by Independent Publishers Group], c2010.Description: ix, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781556529498 (hardcover)
  • 155652949X (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.45098
LOC classification:
  • HV 5840 M322p 2010
Contents:
Introduction : U.S. drug policy in the Northern Andes and Latin America -- The growth of the narcotics industry in the Northern Andes, 1971-1980 -- The economic role of narcotics in Latin America, 1980-1987 -- U.S. narcotics control policies in the Northern Andes, 1980-1987 -- Reagan, the drug war, and the narco-terrorist nexus -- Northern Andean guerrillas, drug trafficking, and Cold War politics -- The militarization of the drug war : Bush, Panama, and the Andean strategy -- The failure of the Andean strategy -- Clinton : from the Andean strategy to plan Colombia -- Conclusion : U.S. drug policy comes full circle.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : U.S. drug policy in the Northern Andes and Latin America -- The growth of the narcotics industry in the Northern Andes, 1971-1980 -- The economic role of narcotics in Latin America, 1980-1987 -- U.S. narcotics control policies in the Northern Andes, 1980-1987 -- Reagan, the drug war, and the narco-terrorist nexus -- Northern Andean guerrillas, drug trafficking, and Cold War politics -- The militarization of the drug war : Bush, Panama, and the Andean strategy -- The failure of the Andean strategy -- Clinton : from the Andean strategy to plan Colombia -- Conclusion : U.S. drug policy comes full circle.

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