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1004341
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b758711
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Felbab-Brown, Vanda.
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| Title & Author
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Shooting up : : counterinsurgency and the war on drugs /\ Vanda Felbab-Brown.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Brookings Institution Press,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) :: maps
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| ISBN
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081570450X
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0815703287
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6612403748
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9780815703280
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9786612403743
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Illicit Economies and Belligerents; The Political Capital Model of Illicit Economies; Peru: The Coca Path; Colombia: The Narco Wars; Afghanistan: Swimming in a Sea of Poppies; Conclusions and Policy Implications; Appendix A: Involvement of Belligerent Groups with Illicit Drugs; Appendix B: Methodology of the Study; Appendix C: Case Selection; Notes; Index; Back Cover.
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| Abstract
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Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers, insurgents, and terrorists; thus, policy is organized around the premise that the suppression of drug production will service both anti-drug and counterterrorist goals. The author challenges this "narcoguerrilla" premise of U.S. policy. She shows that, far from being complementary, anti-narcotics an.
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Drug control-- Developing countries.
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Drug traffic-- Developing countries.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
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Drug control.
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Drug traffic.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Security (National International)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- General.
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Developing countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.4509172/4
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HV5840.D44F45 2010eb
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