The Development Impact of the Illegality of Drug Trade

This paper reviews the unintended consequences of the war on drugs, particularly for developing countries, and weighs them against the evidence regarding the efficacy of prohibition to curb drug use and trade. It reviews the available evidence and...

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Main Authors:	Keefer, Philip, Loayza, Norman V., Soares, Rodrigo R.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABUSES ADDICTION ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES ADVERSE SELECTION ADVERTISING AGED AGGRESSIVE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMBASSADOR ARMED FORCES ASSAULT BARRIERS TO ENTRY BLACK MARKETS CAFFEINE CANNABIS CARTEL CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL ASIAN COCAINE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONFLICT CONFLICT PREVENTION CONSTRAINT CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION INCREASES CONTAGIOUS DISEASES CONTAINMENT CORRUPTION CRACK CRIME CRIME RATES CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS CRIMINALITY CRIMINALS DAMAGES DEATHS DELINQUENCY DEMAND ELASTICITY DEMAND FUNCTION DEMAND FUNCTIONS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DRUG DRUG ABUSE DRUG CONSUMPTION DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM DRUG DEPENDENCY DRUG SEIZURE DRUG SEIZURES DRUG TRADE DRUG TRAFFICKERS DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG USERS DRUGS ECONOMIC THEORIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECSTASY ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMBASSY EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNALITY FAMILIES FINISHED PRODUCT FOREIGN POLICY FREE TRADE GANG GANGS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT REGULATION GUERRILLA GUERRILLAS HARM REDUCTION HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH SERVICES HEROIN HIGH CRIME ILLICIT DRUG ILLICIT DRUG TRADE ILLICIT DRUGS IMF INCOME INCOME EFFECTS INELASTIC DEMAND INTERMEDIARIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INTERVENTION LATIN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWLESSNESS LAWS LIFE EXPECTANCY MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL COSTS MARIJUANA MARKET FORCES MARKET POWER MARKET SHARE MARKETING MEMBER STATES MENTAL HEALTH MIDDLE EAST MIDDLEMEN MILITARY PERSONNEL MONOPOLY MORTALITY MURDER NARCOTIC NARCOTIC DRUG NARCOTIC DRUGS NARCOTICS NARCOTICS CONTROL NATIONS NEEDLE EXCHANGE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES OBSERVERS OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES OFFICIAL CORRUPTION OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS ORGANIZED CRIME PATIENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONALITY POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE INCREASES PRICE STRUCTURE PRISON PRISONERS PRISONS PRODUCTION INPUTS PROPERTY CRIME PROPERTY CRIMES PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES PUBLIC HEALTH PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP RECONSTRUCTION RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RETAILING ROAD SECURITY FORCES SLUMS SMOKING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SOUTH AMERICA SPREAD SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTES SUPPLIER SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY COSTS SURPLUSES TACTICS TAXATION TERRORISM TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOTAL COSTS VIOLENCE VIOLENT CRIME WAR WARS WEALTH WEAPONS WELFARE ECONOMICS WORLD DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9584783/development-impact-illegality-drug-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6871

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The Development Impact of the Illegality of Drug Trade

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