In the Name of Poppy: Eradication and Counterinsurgency in Southern Mexico
<p>This paper seeks to demonstrate that, in Mexico, the policy of eradication of poppy crops has not only been motivated by its official reason, the anti-drug fight, but also been instrumentalized for the militarization of certain regions for counterinsurgent purposes, that is, to deal with gu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LSE Press
2022-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development |
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Online Access: | https://jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/117 |