Drug Control Policy: Essays in Historical and Comparative PerspectivePenn 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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... society . Questions abound about who uses drugs and why . Surveys that purport to answer questions such as these remain suspect because of fears that respondents either may be lying or , in fact , may not be the real habitual consumers ...
... societies have written articles especially for this volume . Although the topics are diverse , it is fair to say that ... society . These findings are not exceptional to those involved in the writing of drug history . That this area of ...
... societies that impeded the effective implementation of antidrug policies . In his revealing article about the close relationship between drug control and security policies in East Asia during and after World War II , Jonathan Marshall ...
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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 |
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Contributors | 175 |