The Dilemma of Lawlessness : Organized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders

• Autore: Espach Ralph
• Pubblicazione: Quantico, VA, : Marine Corps University Press (MCUP), 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (104 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.97281
• Soggetto topico: Crime & criminology; Organized crime
• Soggetto non controllato: organized crime; violence; security; Guatemala; trafficking; drugs
• Persona (resp. second.): HaeringDaniel; Melendez QuinonezJavier; Castillo GironMiguel
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Border security, local politics, and narcotrafficking in Guatemala -- Sayaxchø -- Gualøn -- Malacatøn -- Key findings from the case studies -- Implications and recommendations for public policy -- Postscript -- Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Dilemma of Lawlessness explores in-depth three towns typical of Guatemala’s border regions and examines the economic, political, and security effects of the amplification of the drug trade in their streets, across their rivers, and on their footpaths. The cases reveal that trade has brought prosperity, but also danger, as illegal profits penetrate local businesses, government offices, and churches as longstanding local smuggling networks must contend with or accommodate the interests of Mexican cartels. The authors argue persuasively for the importance of cultivating local community capital to strengthen these communities’ resiliency in the face of these threats.
• Altri titoli varianti: Dilemma of Lawlessness
• Titolo autorizzato: The Dilemma of Lawlessness
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557590103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II