Illegal Drugs, Drug Trafficking and Violence in Latin America

• Provides readers an introductory and wide scope text on the illegal drug problem in the region

  • Analyzes the political, economic and social effects of illegal drugs and drug trafficking from a Latin American perspective
  • Presents the best available data for 18 countries and analyzes in depth two case studies: Mexico and Argentina

  Autorentext

Marcelo Bergman is a professor and director of the Center for Latin American Studies on Insecurity and Violence (CELIV) at the National University of Tres de Febrero in Argentina. Previously he served as professor and researcher at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) in Mexico (2001-2012) and at the University of Oregon. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and is an expert in Sociology of Law, Criminology, and empirical studies of insecurity and Criminal Justice. He has led a number of projects in data collection and analysis on crime and institutiona l performance in more than 10 countries of the region, has been an advisor to governmental institutions in Mexico and Argentina and has served as consultant for the United Nations Developing Program (UNDP), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the World Bank.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction: Illegal Drugs and Drug Trafficking in Latin America.- Part 1. The Business of Drugs and the Political Economy of Narcotics.- Chapter 2. Illegal Markets and the Demand for Illegal Substances.- Chapter 3. The use of Illegal Drugs in Latin America: A brief introduction.- Chapter 4. The structure of the drug business: concentration-fragmentation, cartels and extreme violence. Part 2. The threat of illegal drugs and criminal justice systems response.- Chapter 5. Criminal Diversification and Corruption in the Drug Business. Chapter 6. Drugs, Narco-trafficking and the Criminal Justice System.- Part 3. Policy Options.- Chapter 7. What Can Be Done about Drugs? Information for Public Policy Options.- Chapter 8. Legalization, Regulation or Prohibition: Public Policy dilemmas.- Part 4. Case Studies.- Chapter 9. The Impact of illegal Drugs in Argentina.- Chapter 10. Drugs and the surge of violence in Mexico.

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