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Making Peace in Drug Wars: Crackdowns and Cartels in Latin America (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) by [Benjamin Lessing]

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Over the past thirty years, a new form of conflict has ravaged Latin America's largest countries, with well-armed drug cartels fighting not only one another but the state itself. In Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, leaders cracked down on cartels in hopes of restoring the rule of law and the state's monopoly on force. Instead, cartels fought back - with bullets and bribes - driving spirals of violence and corruption that make mockeries of leaders' state-building aims. Fortunately, some policy reforms quickly curtailed cartel-state conflict, but they proved tragically difficult to sustain. Why do cartels fight states, if not to topple or secede from them? Why do some state crackdowns trigger and exacerbate cartel-state conflict, while others curb it? This study argues that brute-force repression generates incentives for cartels to fight back, while policies that condition repression on cartel violence can effectively deter cartel-state conflict. The politics of drug war, however, make conditional policies all too fragile.

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'Why does large-scale, organized criminal violence escalate in some places and times but not others? And why do states sometimes succeed in repressing drug-trafficking cartels but often fail, triggering an explosion in violence? Plowing into uncharted terrain, this fascinating and extremely readable book offers a convincing account of the multifaceted interactions between states and cartels. Combining sophisticated analysis with captivating, on-the-ground research, Making Peace in Drug Wars sets the agenda in a new and highly relevant area of inquiry. This is easily the best book I have read this year, a great achievement.' Stathis N. Kalyvas, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science and Director of the Program on Order, Conflict and Violence, Yale University

'Everywhere you look in Latin America you see struggles between drug gangs and the state. This brilliant book shows how it can be brought within the corpus of comparative politics. A new direction for the field.' James A. Robinson, Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor, University of Chicago

'Conditional repression’ isn’t as exciting a slogan as ‘End the drug war!’ But, adopted as policy, it could save thousands of lives. Benjamin Lessing makes a convincing case. Let’s hope some people in power pay attention.' Mark Kleiman, Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University

'In this ambitious study, Lessing argues that governments cannot successfully pursue the three interconnected goals of combating narcotics trafficking, eliminating official corruption, and reducing drug-related violence all at the same time.' Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs

'This book indeed hits the nail on the head on how violence is produced by the incentives of the drug wars and prohibition laws and how this violence is greatly amplified by state actions and policies.' Miguel A. Cabañas, Rutgers --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Benjamin Lessing, assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago, studies "criminal conflict"--organized violence involving armed groups that do not seek formal state power, such as drug cartels, prison gangs, and paramilitaries. His focus is on Latin America: prior to graduate work at UC Berkeley, Lessing lived in Rio de Janeiro for five years, first as a Fulbright scholar, later conducting field research on arms trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean for non-governmental organizations including Amnesty International, Oxfam, and Viva Rio, Brazil's largest NGO. He has received awards from the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Smith Richardson Foundation. He is a contributor at The Monkey Cage, the Brookings Institution, the Inter-American Dialogue, among others. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"Why does large-scale, organized criminal violence escalate in someplaces and times but not others? And why do states sometimes succeed inrepressing drug-trafficking cartels but often fail, triggering anexplosion in violence? Plowing into uncharted terrain, this fascinatingand extremely readable book offers a convincing account of themultifaceted interactions between states and cartels. Combiningsophisticated analysis with captivating, on-the-ground research, MakingPeace in Drug Wars sets the agenda in a new and highly relevant area ofinquiry. This is easily the best book I have read this year, a greatachievement." -- Stathis N. Kalyvas, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science andDirector of the Program on Order, Conflict and Violence, Yale University

"Everywhere you look in Latin America you see struggles between druggangs and the state. This brilliant book shows how it can be broughtwithin the corpus of comparative politics. A new direction for thefield." -- James A. Robinson, Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global ConflictStudies and University Professor, University of Chicago

"Conditional repression' isn't as exciting a slogan as 'End the drugwar!' But, adopted as policy, it could save thousands of lives. Benjamin Lessing makes a convincing case. Let's hope some people in power payattention." -- Mark Kleiman, Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Drug wars have ravaged Latin America, from Pablo Escobar in Colombia and El Chapo in Mexico to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. This book helps social scientists, area specialists, and policymakers understand why state crackdowns often backfire, and why deterrence-based approaches have been successful but hard to implement and sustain. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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State crackdowns on drug cartels often backfire, producing entrenched 'cartel-state conflict'; deterrence approaches have curbed violence but proven fragile. This book explains why. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077ZXDQ4T
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (December 7, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 13537 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1316648966

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Benjamin Lessing, associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, studies "criminal conflict"—organized violence involving armed groups that do not seek formal state power, such as drug cartels, prison gangs, and paramilitaries. His focus is on Latin America: prior to graduate work at UC Berkeley, Lessing lived in Rio de Janeiro for five years, first as a Fulbright scholar, later conducting field research on arms trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean for non-governmental organizations including Amnesty International, Oxfam, and Viva Rio, Brazil’s largest NGO. Lessing will serve as Director of University of Chicago's Center for Latin American Studies starting in 2021. He was born in Rochester, Michigan in 1973.

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Singular focus on violence makes this work solid

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A book with a unique but limited scope. Does a great job of comparing apples and oranges and staying on topic.

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Can the carnage surrounding the Latin American drug wars be ...

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Can the carnage surrounding the Latin American drug wars be reduced?

Maybe, if governments learn how to focus their drug enforcement on the most violent dealers, and make that strategy clear in order to give dealers a selfish reason to lay off the fireworks.

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It is a very serious as well as understandable policy paper. 10/10 would recommend for anyone interested in the topic of drug wars.

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