| Description |
xiii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in crime and public policy
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Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-358) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The past as prologue: the development of the world opiate market and the rise of the international control regime -- The contemporary market -- Did the Taliban's ban really matter? -- Keeping track of opiate flows -- Afghanistan and Burma: the two dominant producers -- India: diversion from licit cultivation -- Colombia: the emergence of a new producer -- Tajikistan: the rise of a narco-state -- The theoretical and practical consequences of variations in effective illegality -- Synthesis of findings and lessons for policy making -- Appendix A: Legal production of opium -- Appendix B: Average consumption and purity -- Appendix C: Central Asia: trafficking revenues and economic dependency -- Appendix D: Examples of countries with lax enforcement. |
| Subject |
Heroin abuse.
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Heroin abuse. |
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Drug abuse.
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Drug abuse. |
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Drug traffic.
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Drug traffic. |
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Drug control.
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Drug control. |
| Added Author |
Greenfield, Victoria A., 1964-
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Reuter, Peter, 1944-
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| ISBN |
9780195322996 acid-free paper |
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0195322991 acid-free paper |
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