Political Economy of Illegal Drugs

ISBN-13: 9780415753722 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014

Pierre Kopp

Opis

With debates on the decriminalisation of certain illegal drugs in many countries around the world, this title is a reflection on one of the world's biggest social problems. It provides a review of the topic and the usefulness of applying microeconomic analysis to drug production and distribution.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Organization and Stratagies 1. Illegal Distribution: The Flow of Drugs 1.1. Drug Production 1.2. Trade Flow 1.3. International Trafficking and Mark-Up 2. Drug Sales and Income 2.1. Source Countries 2.2. Wholesale Sale and Profits 2.3. Retail Sales 3. Criminal Organization 3.1. The Monopoly Thesis 3.2. And Its Contestation 3.3. Oligopoly With Fringe 3.4. Inside The Criminal Organization 3.5. Criminals like simplicity 3.6. Criminals Seeking For Rules Independent Criminals and Criminal Organization 4.1. Production Factors Provided by the Criminal Organizations 4.2. Loyality or Betrayal 4.3. The Importance of Reputation Criminal Organizations and Legal Economy 5.1. The Impact of the Criminal Economy 5.2. The Indirect Effects of the Criminal Economy 5.3. Evaluations of the Ultimate Effect on the Economy Conclusion

O autorze

Pierre Kopp is Professor of Economics at Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris I, France.