The Andean Cocaine Industry
It is commonly known that the Andean nations of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia are the international centers of cocaine production. But until now, there has been no comprehensive view of this billion dollar industry. Using never-before unearthed information culled from their extensive field research, Patrick Clawson and Rensselaer Lee reveal the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the...
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A probing look at the flow of cocaine around the globe and its origins in South America. Library Journal Basing their findings largely on recent field research, economist Clawson and political analyst Lee offer a thorough overview and analysis of the cocaine industry in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. Convinced that the United States cannot stop the Andean cocaine trade and that what ultimately happens will depend more on local politics than on U.S. intervention, they examine cocaine use; cocaine trafficking; the effects of the industry on Andean societies, economies, and politics; and realistic policy options for shrinking the industry. Among some of their interesting findings: cocaine revenues in Peru and Bolivia are less than six percent of gross national product; for every $100 of drugs sold in the United States, the federal government spends 60 trying to control distribution. Numerous charts, graphs, and references are included. Highly recommended for academic libraries.Gary D. Barber, SUNY at Fredonia Lib.
AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1Cocaine and the Andes32The Medellin and Cali Carters373The International Dimension: Colombians, Italians, and the European Market624Colombia's Drug Negotiations905Coca and the Alternatives1316Cocaine and Colombian Society1657Relations with Guerrillas1788The Costs of the Cocaine Industry to Andean Society1929Effects of Counternarcotics Efforts in Latin America on U.S. Cocaine Use21110Where Do We Go from Here?239Appendix: Steps in the Manufacture of Cocaine246Notes247Selected Bibliography267Index273
\ Library JournalBasing their findings largely on recent field research, economist Clawson and political analyst Lee offer a thorough overview and analysis of the cocaine industry in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. Convinced that the United States cannot stop the Andean cocaine trade and that what ultimately happens will depend more on local politics than on U.S. intervention, they examine cocaine use; cocaine trafficking; the effects of the industry on Andean societies, economies, and politics; and realistic policy options for shrinking the industry. Among some of their interesting findings: cocaine revenues in Peru and Bolivia are less than six percent of gross national product; for every $100 of drugs sold in the United States, the federal government spends 60 trying to control distribution. Numerous charts, graphs, and references are included. Highly recommended for academic libraries.Gary D. Barber, SUNY at Fredonia Lib.\ \
