The politics of drug control / Mandy Bentham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bentham, Mandy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--International cooperation.

Drug control.

Drug abuse--Prevention--International cooperation.

Drug abuse.

Money laundering--Government policy--International cooperation.

Money laundering.

Government policy.

International cooperation.

Drug abuse--Prevention.

Physical Description:

xiii, 243 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

The Politics of Drug Control sets the drug problem into a theoretical framework which aids understanding of the phenomenon by focusing on changing international values and norms. In the early literature on drug use, drugs were considered primarily as a social problem and the focus was on seeking a national policy. However, in the 80s the problem was increasing defiant as requiring international cooperation and action, bringing the concerned to the arena of international relations scholars. The book focuses on changing values and norms in the international community that allow the discipline of international relations to add something new to the current debate on the subject.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-238) and index.

ISBN:

0312211880

OCLC:

37663364