Title: Drugs and democracy : in search of new directions /
Authors: Stokes, Geoff, 1949-; Chalk, Peter; Gillen, Karen.
Publisher: Melbourne University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Drug abuse and crime Australia.; Drug abuse Government policy Australia.; Drug control Australia; Drug traffic Australia.
Abstract: "Drugs and Democracy examines Australia's unsuccessful attempts to control the illicit drug industry, and discusses how - within the confines of liberal democratic values and culture - strategies could be improved."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Introduction: Broadening the Political Agenda -- 1. The Global Heroin and Cocaine Trade / Peter Chalk -- 2. Drug Trafficking in South-East Asia: Security Issues / John McFarlane -- 3. Illicit Drugs in Australia: An Overview / Paddy Mahony -- 4. The History and Politics of Prohibition / David Brereton -- 5. Balancing Individual Rights and Community Norms / Andrew Parkin -- 6. Impacts upon Social and Political Life / John Broome -- 7. Evaluating the National Drug Strategy / Timothy Rohl -- 8. The National Drug Strategy: A Safe Set of Words? / David Crosbie -- 9. Harm Reduction / Ann Roche and Keith Evans -- 10. Law Enforcement and Accountability / Adam Sutton and Stephen James -- 11. Developing More Effective Responses / Alex Wodak -- App. I. International and Regional Control Bodies -- App. II. Selected Australian Statistics.