The Andean cocaine industry
By: Patrick L. Clawson and Rensselaer W. Lee III.
Contributors: Lee, Rensselaer W., 1937-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Cocaine industry -- Andes Region; Medellin Cartel; Drug control -- Andes Region; Drug control -- Colombia; Drug control -- United States; Drug traffic -- Andes Region
Description: It is commonly known that the Andean nations of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia are the international centers of cocaine production. But until now, there has been no comprehensive view of this billion-dollar industry. Using never-before unearthed information culled from their extensive field research, Patrick Clawson and Rensselaer Lee reveal the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the United States.

The authors analyze the economic and political impact of the drug business on the Andean nations, including such problems as violence and the undermining of legitimate business. Through the ground-breaking work of Clawson and Lee, The Andean Cocaine Industry illuminates one of the most pervasive problems facing the world today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-272) and index.