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Governing The Global Drug Wars

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  • October 2012

Since 1909 the international community has worked to eradicate the abuse of narcotics. A century on, the efforts are widely acknowledged to have failed, and worse, have spurred black market violence and human rights abuses. How did this drug control system arise, why has it proven so durable in the face of failure, and is there hope for reform?

This IDEAS Special Report was launched at The Global Drug Wars event.

For further enquiries please contact John Collins: j.collins@lse.ac.uk.

Para ver este reporte en español, haga clic aquí.

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