Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia

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 resul...

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Autores principales: Richard Snyder, Angélica Durán Martínez
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad de Los Andes 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81215371004
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=co/co-003&d=81215371004oai
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topic Relaciones Internacionales
Protection rackets
drugs
violence
Mexico
Colombia
spellingShingle Relaciones Internacionales
Protection rackets
drugs
violence
Mexico
Colombia
Richard Snyder
Angélica Durán Martínez
Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia
topic_facet Relaciones Internacionales
Protection rackets
drugs
violence
Mexico
Colombia
description 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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Angélica Durán Martínez
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title Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia
title_short Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia
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title_fullStr Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Drugs, Violence, and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia
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publisher Universidad de Los Andes
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