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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 to Mexico's current security situation, historical case...

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Main Authors: Paul, Christopher, 1971- (Author), Serena, Chad C. (Author), Clarke, Colin P. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, California : RAND, 2014.
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-548/2.
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 to Mexico's current security situation, historical case studies may offer lessons for policymakers as they cope with challenges related to violence and corruption in that country.
Item Description:"Supporting case studies."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 249 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833084477
083308447X