Global habit
Subtitle: the drug problem in a borderless world
By: Paul B. Stares.
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Drug abuse.; Drug abuse -- Prevention.; Substance abuse.; Drug control.
Description: An in-depth study of the complex forces propelling and shaping the global drug market, assessing the direction it is likely to take in the future, and calling for a new approach to international drug control policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-163) and index.
Table of contents: title: The global drug challenge : emerging trends : globalization and the drug trade : meeting the challenge; title: The rise of the global drug market : origins of prohibition, 1900-1945 : regeneration and consolidation, 1946-1961 : from the margins to the mainstream : global expansion, 1974-1988 : emerging markets, 1989-1995 : conclusions; title: Market dynamics and the challenge of control : incentives, opportunities, and resources : negative and positive controls; title: The future of the global drug market : the short term : the longer term : implications : conclusions; title: Responding to the challenge : the uncertain promise of legalization : a global prescription, priorities, principles, and programs.