Bolivia and Coca : : A Study in Dependency / / James Painter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Painter, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1994
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Maps of South America, Bolivia, and the Chapare --; 1 The Rise of Coca --; The Coca Boom --; The Income from Coca --; 2 From Coca to Cocaine --; Coca Farmers, Rural Elites, and Paste Production --; From Paste to Cocaine --; 3 The Coca-Cocaine Economy --; Production and Value --; Employment --; Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia --; 4 The Costs and Benefits --; The Economic Effects --; Financial Speculation --; Food Production --; The Impact on the Environment --; Consumption --; Corruption --; 5 Policies to Curb the Drug Trade --; Legislation --; Interdiction --; Eradication --; Military Options --; 6 Alternative Development --; Introduction --; Aid for Alternative Development --; The Chapare Regional Development Project --; IBTA-Chapare --; Alternative Crops --; Associated High Valleys Project --; Credit Policy --; The United Nations Projects --; Further Observations --; 7 Conclusions --; Notes --; Glossary of Acronyms --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book and Author --; About the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the United Nations University (UNU)
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685858964; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685858964
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: James Painter.

Painter lucidly describes Bolivia's coca boom, the development of its cocaine industry, and the catastrophic consequences of both.