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Drugs and Democracy in Latin America : The Impact of U.S. Policy / ed. by Coletta A. Youngers, Eileen Rosin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (415 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A comprehensive review of U.S. drug-control policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean, assessing their impact on democracy and human rights in the region.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The U.S. "War on Drugs": Its Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 2 The U.S. Military in the War on Drugs
- 3 U.S. Police Assistance and Drug Control Policies
- 4 Colombia: A Vicious Circle of Drugs and War
- 5 Bolivia: Clear Consequences
- 6 Peru: Drug Control Policy, Human Rights, and Democracy
- 7 Ecuador: Untangling the Drug War
- 8 Mexico: The Militarization Trap
- 9 The Caribbean: The "Third Border" and the War on Drugs
- 10 The Collateral Damage of the U.S. War on Drugs: Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendix 1: An Overview of U.S. Laws and Agencies Related to International Drug Control Efforts
- Appendix 2: Funding and Staffing for DEA Programs in Latin America, 1998-2004
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Selected Bibliography
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-348-X
- OCLC:
- 1334343664
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