The political economy of narcotics : production, consumption and global markets /
This scholarly examination of the worldwide web of narcotics today provides students, social workers, health providers, law enforcement officers and policy makers with an up-to-date, overall exploration of the world of drugs. Vast resources are pumped into the 'war on drugs'. But in practi...
| Основен автор: | Buxton, Julia. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Black Point, Canada : London ; New York : New York :
Fernwood Pub. ; Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=263853 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Political economy of narcotics. |
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This scholarly examination of the worldwide web of narcotics today provides students, social workers, health providers, law enforcement officers and policy makers with an up-to-date, overall exploration of the world of drugs. Vast resources are pumped into the 'war on drugs'. But in practice, prohibition has failed. Narcotics use continues to rise, while technology and globalisation have made a whole new range of drugs available to a vast consumer market. Where wealth and demand exist, supply continues to follow. Prohibition has failed to stem consumption and production, criminalised social groups, impeded research into alternative medicine and disease, promoted violence and gang warfare, and impacted negatively on the environment. The alternative is a humane policy framework that recognizes the incentives to produce, traffic and consume narcotics. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 246 pages) : illustrations |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781848131613 1848131615 1281216119 9781281216113 |