The Political Economy of Narcotics

Abstract

Dr Julia Buxton is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for International Cooperation and Security in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. Her research field covers Latin American politics; conflict prone countries and regional capacities in democracy promotion and conflict resolution. Her publications include The Failure of Political Reform in Venezuela (Ashgate, 2001) and the edited collections, with N. Phillips, Country Case Studies in Latin American Political Economy (Manchester University Press, 1999) and Developments in Latin American Political Economy (Manchester University Press, 1999).