The world heroin market : can supply be cut? /
Paoli, Letizia.
Greenfield, Victoria A.,1964-
Reuter, Peter,1944-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-358) and index.
Introduction -- The past as prologue: the development of the world opiate market and the rise of the international control regime -- The contemporary market -- Did the Taliban's ban really matter? -- Keeping track of opiate flows -- Afghanistan and Burma: the two dominant producers -- India: diversion from licit cultivation -- Colombia: the emergence of a new producer -- Tajikistan: the rise of a narco-state -- The theoretical and practical consequences of variations in effective illegality -- Synthesis of findings and lessons for policy making -- Appendix A: Legal production of opium -- Appendix B: Average consumption and purity -- Appendix C: Central Asia: trafficking revenues and economic dependency -- Appendix D: Examples of countries with lax enforcement.
Heroin abuse.
Drug abuse.
Drug traffic.
Drug control.