Drug war Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : politics, neoliberalism and violence in the new narcoeconomy / / Peter Watt and Roberto Zepeda

• Autore: Watt Peter
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.450972
• Soggetto topico: Drug control - Mexico; Drugs - Political aspects - Mexico; Drugs - Economic aspects - Mexico
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Zepeda MartínezRoberto
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; About the Authors; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction; 1 Drug Trafficking in Mexico - History and Background; 2 Cold War Expansion of the Trade and the Repression of Dissent; 3 The Political Economy of the 'War on Drugs'; 4 Getting Rich Quick - and Those Who Didn't; 5 El Cambio (The Change); 6 War is Peace; 7 Another Century of Drug War?; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this controversial book, Watt and Zepeda contend that the failing 'war on drugs' in Mexico, launched by president Felipe Calerón and funded by US military aid, is in fact a pretext for a US-backed strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government, and a radically unfair status quo.
• Titolo autorizzato: Drug war Mexico
• ISBN: 1-84813-889-X; 1-280-76919-X; 9786613679963; 1-84813-888-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462016303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II