Drugs and Latin America : Economic and Political Impact and U.S. Policy Options.

Edited transcript of CRS Apr. 26, 1989 seminar, organized for the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, examining the economic and political impact of cocaine and other drug trafficking and production in Latin American countries and assessing U.S. policy options.

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Library of Congress. > Congressional Research Service. International relations. International cooperation. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Edited transcript of CRS Apr. 26, 1989 seminar, organized for the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, examining the economic and political impact of cocaine and other drug trafficking and production in Latin American countries and assessing U.S. policy options. CRS Director Joseph E. Ross presents a welcoming statement (p. 1). Includes an executive summary (p. V-IX). Perspectives on the economic and political effects of drug trafficking and production in Latin American countries, including Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia; review of U.S. policy options regarding hemispheric drug trafficking issues; outline of Caribbean area drug problems; possibilities for cocaine crop substitution or eradication. Critique of U.S. policy regarding drug production and trafficking in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and other Latin American countries; presentation and evaluation of U.S. policy options; views on approaches to drug supply and demand reduction; adverse economic and political impact of drug trafficking in Latin America.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.