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Mexico is not Colombia : alternative historical analogies for responding to the challenge of violent drug-trafficking organizations /

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"Despite the scope of the threat they pose to Mexico's security, violent drug-trafficking organizations are not well understood, and optimal strategies to combat them have not been identified. While there is no perfectly analogous case from history, Mexico stands to benefit from historical...

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Main Authors: Paul, Christopher, 1971- (Author), Clarke, Colin P. (Author), Serena, Chad C. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2014]
Subjects:
Drug traffic > Mexico.
Violent crimes > Mexico.
Violence > Mexico.
Drug control > Mexico.
Internal security > Mexico.
Insurgency > Mexico.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Drug control.
Drug traffic.
Insurgency.
Internal security.
Violence.
Violent crimes.
Mexico.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Despite the scope of the threat they pose to Mexico's security, violent drug-trafficking organizations are not well understood, and optimal strategies to combat them have not been identified. While there is no perfectly analogous case from history, Mexico stands to benefit from historical lessons and efforts that were correlated with improvement in countries facing similar challenges related to violence and corruption"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833084439
0833084437
9780833084415
0833084410