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Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia
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Illegality does not necessarily breed violence. The relationship between illicit markets and violence depends on institutions of protection. When state-sponsored protection rackets form, illicit markets can be peaceful. Conversely, the breakdown of state-sponsored protection rackets, which may result from well-meaning policy reforms intended to reduce corruption and improve law enforcement, can lead to violence. The cases of drug trafficking in contemporary Mexico and Colombia show how a focus on the emergence and breakdown of state-sponsored protection rackets helps explain variation in levels of violence both within and across illicit markets.
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“De igual forma, durante la mayor parte del siglo XX en México las actividades del comercio de drogas ilegales fueron gestionadas mediante arreglos bajo el control y la protección estatal.”
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- Snyder, R., & Durán Martínez, A.
- Venue
- Colombia Internacional
- Publisher
- Universidad de los Andes
- Published
- 2009-07-01
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- 70
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- 61-91
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- 1900-6004
- 0121-5612
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