Drugs and democracy : in search of new directions / edited by Geoffrey Stokes, Peter Chalk, and Karen Gillen
- Bib ID:
- 1776402
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2000
- xvi, 255 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0522848915
- Summary:
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"Drugs and Democracy examines Australia's unsuccessful attempts to control the illicit drug industry, and discusses how - within the confines of liberal democratic values and culture - strategies could be improved."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: Broadening the Political Agenda
- 1. The Global Heroin and Cocaine Trade / Peter Chalk
- 2. Drug Trafficking in South-East Asia: Security Issues / John McFarlane
- 3. Illicit Drugs in Australia: An Overview / Paddy Mahony
- 4. The History and Politics of Prohibition / David Brereton
- 5. Balancing Individual Rights and Community Norms / Andrew Parkin
- 6. Impacts upon Social and Political Life / John Broome
- 7. Evaluating the National Drug Strategy / Timothy Rohl
- 8. The National Drug Strategy: A Safe Set of Words? / David Crosbie
- 9. Harm Reduction / Ann Roche and Keith Evans
- 10. Law Enforcement and Accountability / Adam Sutton and Stephen James
- 11. Developing More Effective Responses / Alex Wodak
- App. I. International and Regional Control Bodies
- App. II. Selected Australian Statistics.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography.
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