Drug policies and the politics of drugs in the americas / Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Clancy Cavnar, Thiago Rodrigues (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Labate, Beatriz Caiuby, editor.

Cavnar, Clancy, editor.

Rodrigues, Thiago, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law.

Comparative government.

Psychopharmacology.

Conflict of laws.

International law.

Comparative law.

International criminal law.

Psychology.

Drug traffic--America.

Drug traffic.

America.

Physical Description:

xviii, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Switzerland : Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016.

Summary:

"This book is a collection of studies of drug policies in several Latin American countries. The chapters analyze the specific histories of drug policies in each country, as well as related phenomena and case studies throughout the region. It presents conceptual reflections on the origins of prohibition and the ℓ́ℓWar on Drugs, ℓ́ℓ including the topic of human rights and cognitive freedom. Further, the collection reflects on the pioneering role of some Latin American countries in changing paradigms of international drug policy. Each case study provides an analysis of where each state is now in terms of policy reform within the context of its history and current socio-political circumstances. Concurrently, local movements, initiatives, and backlash against the reformist debate within the hemisphere are examined. The recent changes regarding the regulation of marijuana in the United States and their possible impact on Latin America are also addressed. This work is an important, up-to-date and well-researched reference for all who are interested in drug policy from a Latin American perspective."--Page 4 of cover

Contents:

Coletta A. Youngers, Foreword: From Drug Prohibition to Reform

Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Clancy Cavnar and Thiago Rodrigues, Introduction: Drugs and Politics in the Americas: A Laboratory for Analysis

Thiago Rodrigues and Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Prohibition and the War on Drugs in the Americas: An Analytical Approach

Benjamin T. Smith, Public Drug Policy and Grey Zone Pacts in Mexico, 1920-1980

Amanda Feilding and Juan Fernández Ochoa, Drug Policy in Guatemala: Constraints and Opportunities

Ana Isabel Jácome and Carla Alvarez Velasco, Ecuador: The Evolution of Drug Policies in the Middle of the World

Rodrigo Uprimny and Diana Esther Guzmán, Seeking Alternatives to Repression: Drug Policies and the Rule of Law in Colombia

Andrés Antillano, Verónica Zubillaga and Keymer Ávila, Revolution and Counter-Reform: The Paradoxes of Drug Policy in Bolivarian Venezuela

Aldo F. Ponce, From Freedom to Repression and Violence: The Evolution of Drug Policy in Peru

Thomas Grisaffi, Social Control in Bolivia: A Humane Alternative to the Forced Eradication of Coca Crops

R. Alejandro Corda and Diana Rossi, History and Changes of the Drug Policy in Argentina

Thiago Rodrigues and Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Brazilian Drug Policy: Tension Between Repression and Alternatives

Guillermo Garat, Uruguay: A Way to Regulate the Cannabis Market

Jahlani A.H. Niaah, Ganja Terrorism and the Healing of the Nation

Steve Rolles, From Drug War to Policy Reform: Implications of US Drug Strategy for Latin America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319290800

9783319290805

OCLC:

932096086