-Caveat Lector- Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806131748/qid=944700828/sr=1-23/ 102-2230007-9815261">Amazon.com: buying info: Drug Politics : Dirty …</A> ----- Drug Politics : Dirty Money and Democracies by David C. Jordan Shopping with us is 100% safe. Guaranteed. (We'll set one up for you) View my Wish List List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $17.47 You Save: $7.48 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Need this by December 24? No problem. Select any shipping method (U.S. addresses). Hardcover - 304 pages (October 1999) Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd); ISBN: 0806131748 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.07 x 9.32 x 6.32 Amazon.com Sales Rank: 86,910 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Be the first person to review this book! Write an online review and share your thoughts with other readers! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reviews Editorial Reviews (1) Be the first person to review this book! Editorial Reviews The publisher, Univ. of Oklahoma Press , October 14, 1999 Challenge to Current Drug Policies DRUG POLITICS is an enlightening new book by a man who knows this disturbing and dangerous subject. A former United States ambassador to Peru, David C. Jordan has testified before the U.S. Senate and House Foreign Relations committees and has consulted with various government security organizations. His account of government protection of the criminal elements intertwined with local and global politics challenges many of the assumptions of current drug policies. Using examples from South America, Mexico, Russia, and the United States, Jordan shows that the narcotics problem is not merely one of supply and demand, the post-Cold War globalization process is not necessarily benign, the democratization of formerly autocratic states does not guarantee a new era of democratic peace, and organized crime is not confined to specific ethnic groups. Jordan explains that the theory of supply-and-demand ignores or downplays the fact that the drug trade depends on state cooperation and compliance to sustain multibillion-dollar levels of illicit global commerce. He exposes features of the globalization process that permit wealthy elites to operate outside accountable political processes and reveals how organized crime develops under political protection, becomes multiethnic, and forges transnational alliances. Jordan argues that many national and international financial systems are dependent on cash from money laundering, and some governments are far more involved in protecting than in combating criminal cartels. Sure to stimulate debate, DRUG POLITICS makes a strong case for a reexamination of American and international policies in the drug and culture wars. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Part I Drug Trafficking, State Corruption, and the Crisis of Democratic Theory 1 Introduction 2 Defining Democracy 3 The Corruption of Elites Part II Governments, Organized Crime, and International Finance 4 Governments: From the Opium Wars to the Cold War 5 The Development and Spread of Organized Crime 6 The Criminalization of the International Finance System Part III Corrupting Democratic Transitions and Consolidations 7 Democratic Transitions and Organized Crime: Russia and the Andean Region 8 Pretransition Regimes and Organized Crime: Mexico 9 Consolidated Regimes and Organized Crime: Colombia Part IV Drug Culture, Conflict, and Order 10 Cultural Underpinnings of Modern Drug Consumption 11 Anarchy, Narcostatization, and World Order 12 Conclusion Appendix Medical Consequences of Drug Use: The University of Virginia Policy on Illegal Drugs (1996) Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
