Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Foreword IX
4. Preface XIII
5. Map of Population Concentration and. Main Coca and Marijuana Growing Areas in Colombia XVI
6. Introduction 1
7. Part 1 The Colombian Political Economy
8. 1 The Conventional Economics Perspective 17
9. 2 A Critical Institutionalist Perspective 67
10. Part 2 The Illegal Psychoactive Drugs Industry and Government Responses
11. 3 Brief History and Overview of the Illegal Psychoactive Drugs Industry 123
12. 4 The Illegal Psychoactive Drugs Entrepreneurs and Their Strategies 151
13. 5 Why the Illegal Psychoactive Drugs Industry Grew in Colombia 167
14. 6 The Size of the Illegal Drugs Industry 179
15. 7 Colombian Policies Toward the Illegal Drugs Industry 203
16. Part 3 The Impact of the Illegal Drugs Industry and Government Policy Alternatives
17. 8 Impact and Consequences of Production and Traffic 233
18. 9 The Demand for Psychoactive Drugs and Drug Addiction 251
19. 10 Drug Policy Alternatives for Colombia 275
20. Glossary 293
21. Bibliography 296
22. Index 310
23. About the Book and the Author 319