Illegal Drugs, Drug Trafficking and Violence in Latin America

1. Introduction
Marcelo Bergman

Part I. The Business of Drugs and the Political Economy of Narcotics

2. Illegal Markets and the Demand for Illegal Substances
Marcelo Bergman

3. The Use of Illegal Drugs in Latin America: A Brief Introduction
Marcelo Bergman

4. The Business Structure of Illegal Drugs: Concentration-Fragmentation, Cartels, and Extreme Violence
Marcelo Bergman

Part II. The Threat of Illegal Drugs and Criminal Justice Systems Response

5. Criminal Diversification and Corruption in the Drug Business
Marcelo Bergman

6. Drugs, Trafficking, and Criminal Justice
Marcelo Bergman

Part III. Policy Options

7. What Can Be Done About Drugs? Public Policy Options
Marcelo Bergman

8. Legalize, Regulate, or Prohibit? Public Policy Dilemmas
Marcelo Bergman

Part IV. Case Studies

9. Notes on Illegal Drugs and Trafficking in Argentina
Marcelo Bergman

10. Mexico
Marcelo Bergman

Keywords: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Trafficking, International Security Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Economics, Organized Crime, Latin American Politics