U.S. Drug Policy and Supply-Side Strategies: Assessing Effectiveness and Results

Authors

Michelle Keck, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

The illegal drug trade in North America continues to prosper despite a 45-year war on drugs. Border enforcement is a key U.S. policy tool for preventing the flow of illegal drugs, and the U.S.-Mexico border has become the frontline in the war. Several scholars have questioned the ability of states, with their inflexible bureaucracies, tight budgets, and electorates, to effectively stop drug trafficking networks, which have considerable advantages, including flexibility, transnational connections, and market forces on their side. This article uses statistical data to determine if border enforcement along the southern U.S. border influences the illegal drug supply.

Comments

© 2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte.

Recommended Citation

Keck, Michelle, and Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera. "US drug policy and supply-side strategies: Assessing effectiveness and results." Norteamérica 10.2 (2015): 47-67. https://doi.org/10.20999/nam.2015.b002

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First Page

47

Last Page

67

Publication Title

Norteamérica

DOI

10.20999/nam.2015.b002