Drug war Mexico
Subtitle: politics, neoliberalism and violence in the new narcoeconomy
By: Peter Watt and Roberto Zepeda
Contributors: Zepeda Martínez, Roberto
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781848138872; 9781848138865
Subjects: Politics and government; Drug control; Drug traffic
Description: Mexico is in crisis. During the neoliberal era, narcotrafficking has flourished to become one of the country's biggest sources of revenue, as well as its most violent, with over 12,000 drug-related executions in 2011 alone. This insightful, controversial book throws new light on the situation, contending that the 'war on drugs' in Mexico is in fact a pretext for a US-backed strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-248) and index.