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Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact Of U.S. Policy
Coletta A. Youngers
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Description for Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact Of U.S. Policy
Paperback. This comprehensive review of US drug-control policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean, assesses the impact of those policies on democracy and human rights, and presents eight detailed case studies. Editor(s): Youngers, Coletta A.; Rosin, Eileen. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFH1; JPHV; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Although the U.S. has spent more than USD25 billion on international drug-control programs, it has failed to reduce the supply of cocaine and heroin entering the country. It has, however, succeeded in generating widespread, often profoundly damaging, consequences, most notably in Latin America and the Caribbean. The authors of Drugs and Democracy in Latin America offer a comprehensive review of U.S. drug-control policies toward the region, assess the impact of those policies on democracy and human rights, and present eight detailed case studies. A project of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), this major work is the first systematic, ... Read more
Although the U.S. has spent more than USD25 billion on international drug-control programs, it has failed to reduce the supply of cocaine and heroin entering the country. It has, however, succeeded in generating widespread, often profoundly damaging, consequences, most notably in Latin America and the Caribbean. The authors of Drugs and Democracy in Latin America offer a comprehensive review of U.S. drug-control policies toward the region, assess the impact of those policies on democracy and human rights, and present eight detailed case studies. A project of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), this major work is the first systematic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588262547
SKU
V9781588262547
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About Coletta A. Youngers
Coletta A. Youngers is director of the ""Drugs, Democracy, and Human Rights"" project at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Prior to joining WOLA in 1987, she worked for Catholic Relief Services in Peru, managing development projects. Eileen Rosin is drug policy project manager at WOLA. She has worked in the areas of international development and human rights for ... Read more
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