Drug War American Style: The Internationalization of Failed Policy and its AlternativesJurg Gerber, Eric L. Jensen This collection of scholarly essays discusses the internationalization of American drug policy from a variety of perspectives and features articles on Hong Kong, Britain, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Latin America, the Netherlands and Switzerland. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Binding Drug Policy to Foreign Policy 19301962 | 19 |
Developments and Trends | 49 |
CHAPTER 4 Hong Kong | 61 |
CHAPTER 5 American Influence on British Drug Policy | 79 |
CHAPTER 6 Drug Policy in AustraliaOur Own? | 97 |
CHAPTER 7 Drug War Canadian Style | 121 |
An American Model | 149 |
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