Illegal Drugs in Colombia
From Illegal Economic Boom to Social Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9747644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francisco E Thoumi (Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 582 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 102-116 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271620258200108 |
| OpenAlex | W2156855614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 4 |
During the past thirty years, the illegal drug industry has marked Colombia's development. In no other country has the illegal drug industry had such dramatic social, political, and economic effects. This short article provides a synthesis of the development of the marijuana, coca-cocaine, and poppy-opium-heroin illegal industries. It studies the development of the drug cartels and marketing networks and the participation of guerrillas and paramilitary forces in the industry. The size of the illegal industry and its economic effects are also surveyed and its effects on the political system analyzed. The article ends with a discussion of the evolution of government policies and social attitudes toward the industry. The article shows that in the early years, the illegal industry was perceived by many as positive, how it evolved so that today it provides substantial funding for the country's ambiguous war, and that it is one of the main obstacles to peace
Boom · Business · Coca · Criminology · Development economics · Drug · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Heroin · Opium · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering · Environmental Science · History and Politics in Latin America · Law
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |