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Drug Trafficking in the Americas

Bruce M. Bagley and William O. Walker III, editors
 
ISBN: 978-1-56000-752-4
$30.00
1994/572 pages
Distributed for the North-South Center Press
Helps the reader gain not only the official United States government perspective and the counter-perspective that has seen such growth in recent years in this country, but also the perspective of selected Latin American nations."—Dennis D. Murphy, Journal of Third World Studies

DESCRIPTION

The authors analyze the political economy of drug trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean and its effects on U.S.-Latin American relations. Special attention is given to both U.S. drug policy with respect to the region and multilateral efforts at drug control. Case studies include Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Central America, and the Caribbean.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bruce M. Bagley is professor of Interamerican Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Miami. William O. Walker III is professor of history and international relations at Florida International University.

CONTENTS

  • U.S. DRUG POLICY TOWARD LATIN AMERICA.
  • The Bush Administration's Andean Drug Strategy in Historical Perspective—W. Walker III.
  • U.S.-Andean Drug Policy—R. Perl.
  • The U.S. Military and the War on Drugs—D. Mabry.
  • After San Antonio—B. Bagley.
  • COLOMBIA.
  • Why the Illegal Psychoactive Drugs Industry Grew in Colombia—F.E. Thoumi.
  • Drug Trafficking and Society in Colombia—A. Camacho Guizado.
  • Drug Trafficking and the Guerrilla Movement in Colombia—A. Reyes.
  • Drug Summitry: A Colombian Perspective—J.G. Tokatlián.
  • Glyphosate and Drug Control Policy in Colombia—J.G. Tokatlián.
  • PERU.
  • The Andean Cocaine Dilemma—E. Morales.
  • Peru, Drugs, and Shining Path—D.S. Palmer.
  • BOLIVIA.
  • Recent Literature on Drugs in Bolivia—K. Healy.
  • U.S.-Bolivia Counternarcotics Efforts During the Paz Zamora Administration: 1989-1992—E. Gamarra.
  • ECUADOR.
  • Ecuador and the War on Drugs—X.A. Bonilla.
  • Drug Trafficking, Drug Consumption, and Violence in Ecuador—X. Andrade.
  • The Impact of Drug Trafficking on Ecuadoran Politics: 1989-1992—A. Páez Cordero.
  • PARAGUAY.
  • Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse in Paraguay—J.L. Simón.
  • Paraguay and International Drug Trafficking—F. Mora.
  • MEXICO.
  • Drug Trafficking in U.S.-Mexican Relations: What You See Is What You Get—J. Chabat.
  • After Camarena—W. Walker III.
  • U.S.-Mexican Border Drug Control: Operation Alliance as a Case Study—G. Lemus.
  • CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
  • Central America and Drug Trafficking—L. Robinson.
  • Costa Rica and the Drug Trade—C.Weir.
  • The Drug Trade in the Caribbean: Policy Options—A. Maingot.
  • Politics and U.S.-Jamaican Drug Trade in the 1980s—A. Khan-Melnyk.
  • INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS.
  • International Cooperation and the War on Drugs—F. Cepeda Ulloa.
  • The International Nexus: Where Worlds Collide—W. McAllister.
  • Who Are the Bad Guys? Literary Images of Narcotraffickers—P. Reydburd.
LC: 94-24418
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