Marcy, William L. <br/><br/>
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. 
 - Chicago, Ill. :  Lawrence Hill Books :  [Distributed by Independent Publishers Group],  c2010. 
 - ix, 356 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Distributor from jacket. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781556529498 (hardcover) 155652949X (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009033243 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA9A2464  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015397791  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cocaine industry--Latin America.<br/>Drug control--Latin America.<br/>Drug control--United States.<br/>Organized crime--Latin America.<br/>Industria de la coca--América Latina.<br/>Narcotráfico--América Latina.<br/>Narcotráfico--Estados Unidos.<br/>Crimen organizado--América Latina.<br/>20151100
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Latin America--Economic conditions--20th century.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.<br/>Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 5840  / M322p 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.45098