State Power and the Enforcement of Prohibition in Mexico



Título del documento: State Power and the Enforcement of Prohibition in Mexico
Revista: Mexican law review
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000484350
ISSN: 1870-0578
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla. México
Año:
Periodo: Jul-Dic
Volumen: 10
Número: 1
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés This article positions the prohibition of psychoactive substances as a material means of strengthening States and State power. We argue that the militarized enforcement of prohibition has known outcomes beyond the control of substances, including the creation of cash economies that, firstly, support the smooth flowing of modern global capitalism, and secondly, finance US allied (reactionary) armed groups internationally. Various national contexts are considered, with a special focus on how these trends are developing in the ongoing “war on drugs” in Mexico
Disciplinas: Derecho
Palabras clave: Historia y teorías del derecho,
México,
Narcotrafico,
Poder estatal,
Combate al narcotráfico,
Prohibicionismo
Keyword: History and theory of law,
Mexico,
Drug traficking,
State Power,
War on Drugs,
Prohibitionism
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