The politics of cocaine : how U.S. policy has created a thriving drug industry in Central and South America / William L. Marcy ; foreword by Jorrit Kamminga.

Author/creator Marcy, William L.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books : [Distributed by Independent Publishers Group], ©2010.
Descriptionix, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Cocaine industry--Latin America.
Drug control--Latin America.
Drug control--United States.
Organized crime--Latin America.
Latin America--Economic conditions. --20th century.
United States--Foreign relations. --Latin America.
Latin America--Foreign relations. --United States.

Contents Introduction : U.S. drug policy in the Northern Andes and Latin America -- The growth of the narcotics industry in the Northern Andes, 1971-1980 -- The economic role of narcotics in Latin America, 1980-1987 -- U.S. narcotics control policies in the Northern Andes, 1980-1987 -- Reagan, the drug war, and the narco-terrorist nexus -- Northern Andean guerrillas, drug trafficking, and Cold War politics -- The militarization of the drug war : Bush, Panama, and the Andean strategy -- The failure of the Andean strategy -- Clinton : from the Andean strategy to plan Colombia -- Conclusion : U.S. drug policy comes full circle.
General noteDistributor from jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009033243
ISBN9781556529498 (hardcover)
ISBN155652949X (hardcover)