The Andean Cocaine IndustryIt is commonly known that the Andean nations of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia are the international centers of cocaine production. But until now, there has been no comprehensive view of this billion dollar industry. Using never-before unearthed information culled from their extensive field research, Patrick Clawson and Rensselaer Lee reveal the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the United States. The authors analyze the economic and political impact of the drug business on the Andean nations, including such problems as violence and the undermining of legitimate business. Through the ground-breaking work of Clawson and Lee, The Andean Cocaine Industry illuminates one of the most pervasive problems facing the world today. |
Contents
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The Medellín and Cali Cartels | 37 |
Colombians Italians | 62 |
Colombias Drug Negotiations | 90 |
Coca and the Alternatives | 131 |
Cocaine and Colombian Society | 165 |
Relations with Guerrillas | 178 |
The Costs of the Cocaine Industry to Andean Society | 192 |
Effects of Counternarcotics Efforts in Latin America | 211 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | 239 |
Steps in the Manufacture of Cocaine | 246 |
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