Bad Neighbor Policy : Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America

In this scathing attack on the United States' "War on Drugs" in Latin America, Carpenter (Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute) pronounces the policy to have given rise to a rising tide of corruption and violence and a growing hostility among Latin Americans towards their own governments and the United States. He describes the roots of the policy in the Nixon years, examines its expansion and militarization under the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and looks at the possibilities for spreading violence in Colombia and Mexico because of the policy. He also devotes one chapter to discussion of the domestic consequences of the Drug War, urging the abandonment of prohibitionist strategies throughout the Americas. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)