Drug Control Policy: Essays in Historical and Comparative Perspective

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Penn State Press, 2004年5月1日 - 188 頁

A detailed look at drug control policy as it has been shaped historically in the United States and other countries, most notably in China and East Asia.

Drug policy has emphasized suppressing drugs at their source by curtailing their distribution, but few policy makers have considered legalization as a remedy. On the other hand, much of drug policy has been a record of bureaucratic infighting and aggrandizement. At the same time, it has reflected nativistic and racial biases. These essays suggest, however, that alternative strategies would not necessarily be any more successful. David Courtwright argues that legalization of drugs would create its own problems. Given the nature of federal policy, institutional structures, and social mores, the authors question whether drug policy could have been otherwise constructed.

William O. Walker has brought together leading scholars writing in the field to contribute essays that offer broad perspectives on the history of drug policy. They provide a comparative and historical lens through which to view the current debate over drug policy in the United States.

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The Politics and Policies of Americas Drug War
5
Drug Legalization the Drug War and Drug Treatment in Historical Perspective
42
A Speculative Essay
64
Opium Tungsten and the Search for National Security 194052
89
Nativism and Narcotics Control in the United States
117
Conflicts of Interest in the International Drug Control System
143
Bibliographic Essay
167
Contributors
175
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