Drugs and Democracy In Search of New Directions
, by A, Geoffrey Stokes Peter ChalkNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780522848915 | 0522848915
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/29/1996
Examines Australia's attempts to control illegal drugs and discusses how strategies could be improved. Gives an overview of illicit drugs in Australia and the history and politics of prohibition. Discusses topics such as the global heroin and cocaine trade, drug trafficking in SE Asia, impacts of drugs on social and political life, law enforcement and accountability and harm reduction. Includes statistics, references, a bibliography and an index. Contributors are academics and professional in fields such as criminology, medicine and social and political theory.