Autore	Paoli Letizia
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (389 p.)
Disciplina	363.45
Altri autori (Persone)	GreenfieldVictoria A. <1964-> ReuterPeter <1944->
Collana	Studies in crime and public policy
Soggetto topico	Heroin abuse Drug abuse Drug traffic Drug control
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-971736-2 1-281-99847-8 9786611998479
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 1 Introduction; Prior Research; Data Collection and Model Development; Major Findings; Book Outline; PART I: THE DEVELOPMENT, COMPOSITION, AND BEHAVIOR OF THE WORLD OPIATE MARKET; 2. The Past as Prologue: The Development of the World Opiate Market and the Rise of the International Control Regime; Introduction; Production and Consumption, 1800-1909; Development and Impact of the International Drug Control Regime, 1909-1945; Rise and Impact of National Controls, 1906-1945; Downslide and Upswing, 1945-1970, and a Brief Coda; Concluding Remarks; 3 The Contemporary Market; Introduction Current Conditions and Market Trends Properties of Supply and Demand; Supply Control Policies; Concluding Remarks; 4 Did the Taliban's Ban Really Matter?; Introduction; The Ban, the Cutback, and the Aftermath; The Market Response; Concluding Remarks; 5 Keeping Track of Opiate Flows; Introduction; An Outline of the Approach; Data Compilation; Data Reconciliation; Trafficking Routes and Opiate Flows; Concluding Remarks; PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES; 6 Afghanistan and Burma: The Two Dominant Producers; Introduction; In Search of an Explanation Afghanistan: From Quasi-State Authorities to Protectors within the State?Burma: A Succession of Quasi-State Authorities; Concluding Remarks; 7 India: Diversion from Licit Cultivation; Introduction; Opiate Consumption; Illicit Sources of Opiates; Diversion from Licit Production and Its Share of the Illicit Market; Heroin Production, Trafficking, and Export; Concluding Remarks; 8 Colombia: The Emergence of a New Producer; Introduction; Background: Cocaine, Insurgents, and Government Weakness; The Emergence of the Opiate Industry; Opium Production and Processing The Industry Players and Their Relationships Control Efforts; Consumption; Concluding Remarks; 9 Tajikistan: The Rise of a Narco-State; Introduction; The Expansion of the Illicit Opiate Industry: Explanatory Factors; The Phases of Trafficking; Tajikistan's Integration into the World Heroin Market; The Rapid Growth of Local Opiate Consumption; Drug-Trafficking Enterprises; Concluding Remarks; PART III: POLICY ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS; 10 The Theoretical and Practical Consequences of Variations in Effective Illegality; Introduction; The Consequences of Strict Enforcement The Consequences of Lax Enforcement The Consequences of Non-enforcement; Two Theses on the Role of Governments in Opiate Markets; Concluding Remarks; 11 Synthesis of Findings and Lessons for Policy Making; Findings on the World Opiate Market; Suggestions for Leveraging Limited Policy Opportunities; Possible Futures for International Drug Policy; Appendix A: Legal Production of Opium; Appendix B: Average Consumption and Purity; Appendix C: Central Asia: Trafficking Revenues and Economic Dependency; Appendix D: Examples of Countries with Lax Enforcement; Notes; References; Index;
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465094803321

Autore	Paoli Letizia
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica	xiii, 374 p. : ill., maps
Disciplina	363.45
Altri autori (Persone)	GreenfieldVictoria A. <1964-> ReuterPeter <1944->
Collana	Studies in crime and public policy
Soggetto topico	Heroin abuse Drug abuse Drug traffic Drug control
ISBN	0-19-971736-2 1-281-99847-8 9786611998479
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Prior Research -- Data Collection and Model Development -- Major Findings -- Book Outline -- PART I: THE DEVELOPMENT, COMPOSITION, AND BEHAVIOR OF THE WORLD OPIATE MARKET -- 2. The Past as Prologue: The Development of the World Opiate Market and the Rise of the International Control Regime -- Introduction -- Production and Consumption, 1800-1909 -- Development and Impact of the International Drug Control Regime, 1909-1945 -- Rise and Impact of National Controls, 1906-1945 -- Downslide and Upswing, 1945-1970, and a Brief Coda -- Concluding Remarks -- 3 The Contemporary Market -- Introduction -- Current Conditions and Market Trends -- Properties of Supply and Demand -- Supply Control Policies -- Concluding Remarks -- 4 Did the Taliban's Ban Really Matter? -- Introduction -- The Ban, the Cutback, and the Aftermath -- The Market Response -- Concluding Remarks -- 5 Keeping Track of Opiate Flows -- Introduction -- An Outline of the Approach -- Data Compilation -- Data Reconciliation -- Trafficking Routes and Opiate Flows -- Concluding Remarks -- PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES -- 6 Afghanistan and Burma: The Two Dominant Producers -- Introduction -- In Search of an Explanation -- Afghanistan: From Quasi-State Authorities to Protectors within the State? -- Burma: A Succession of Quasi-State Authorities -- Concluding Remarks -- 7 India: Diversion from Licit Cultivation -- Introduction -- Opiate Consumption -- Illicit Sources of Opiates -- Diversion from Licit Production and Its Share of the Illicit Market -- Heroin Production, Trafficking, and Export -- Concluding Remarks -- 8 Colombia: The Emergence of a New Producer -- Introduction -- Background: Cocaine, Insurgents, and Government Weakness -- The Emergence of the Opiate Industry -- Opium Production and Processing -- The Industry Players and Their Relationships. Control Efforts -- Consumption -- Concluding Remarks -- 9 Tajikistan: The Rise of a Narco-State -- Introduction -- The Expansion of the Illicit Opiate Industry: Explanatory Factors -- The Phases of Trafficking -- Tajikistan's Integration into the World Heroin Market -- The Rapid Growth of Local Opiate Consumption -- Drug-Trafficking Enterprises -- Concluding Remarks -- PART III: POLICY ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS -- 10 The Theoretical and Practical Consequences of Variations in Effective Illegality -- Introduction -- The Consequences of Strict Enforcement -- The Consequences of Lax Enforcement -- The Consequences of Non-enforcement -- Two Theses on the Role of Governments in Opiate Markets -- Concluding Remarks -- 11 Synthesis of Findings and Lessons for Policy Making -- Findings on the World Opiate Market -- Suggestions for Leveraging Limited Policy Opportunities -- Possible Futures for International Drug Policy -- Appendix A: Legal Production of Opium -- Appendix B: Average Consumption and Purity -- Appendix C: Central Asia: Trafficking Revenues and Economic Dependency -- Appendix D: Examples of Countries with Lax Enforcement -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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