The political economy of narcotics : production, consumption and global markets /: production, consumption and global markets. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Julia Buxton.
• Other Names: Buxton, Julia
• Contents: Introduction 1. Intoxicating Substances in Historical Perspective 2. The Drift to Regulation and the Idea of Prohibition 3. From Regulation to Control 4. The Beginnings of International Drug Control 5. The Post War International Drug Control Regime 6. Trends in Drug Consumption 7. Trends in Cultivation and Production 8. Accounting for Failure: The Problem of Prohibition 9. Accounting for Failure 2: Institutions and Policy 10. The Political Impact of Drugs and Drug Control 11. HIV/AIDS and Intravenous Drug Use 12. International Drug Control and HIV/AIDS 13. Cultivation and Drug Production: The Environmental Costs 14. Anti-Drug Policies and the Environment: The Role of Chemical Fumigation 15. The New Magic Bullet: Bio-Control Solutions 16. A Note on Hemp.
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 363.45; Narcotics -- Economic aspects; Drug control -- Economic aspects; Drug abuse -- Economic aspects; Drug traffic -- Economic aspects; Drug abuse -- Economic aspects; Drug control -- Economic aspects; Drug traffic -- Economic aspects; Narcotics -- Economic aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848137523; 1848137524
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.