War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas

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Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues,Thiago
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Kalil,Mariana, Zepeda,Roberto, Rosen,Jonathan D
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Contexto Internacional
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292017000300609
Resumo: Abstract Acapulco epitomises the (in)security of urban zones in the Americas whose geographical, political and economic divisions are exacerbated by the political economy and geopolitics of drug trafficking, as well as by militarised attempts to fight it. Various geographic, political, and economic factors in the Acapulco Metropolitan Zone (AMZ) have impacted drug trafficking and organised crime and contributed to high levels of violence. As a result, Acapulco now ranks among the 50 most violent cities in the world. This article analyses the trends in drug trafficking and organised crime in the AMZ, and highlights the lessons for scholars and policy-makers.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
title War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
spellingShingle War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
Rodrigues,Thiago
Drug Trafficking
Urbanisation
Militarisation
Acapulco
Mexico
Criminology
Otherness
title_short War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
title_full War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
title_fullStr War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
title_full_unstemmed War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
title_sort War Zone Acapulco: Urban Drug Trafficking in the Americas
author Rodrigues,Thiago
author_facet Rodrigues,Thiago
Kalil,Mariana
Zepeda,Roberto
Rosen,Jonathan D
author_role author
author2 Kalil,Mariana
Zepeda,Roberto
Rosen,Jonathan D
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rodrigues,Thiago
Kalil,Mariana
Zepeda,Roberto
Rosen,Jonathan D
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Drug Trafficking
Urbanisation
Militarisation
Acapulco
Mexico
Criminology
Otherness
topic Drug Trafficking
Urbanisation
Militarisation
Acapulco
Mexico
Criminology
Otherness
description Abstract Acapulco epitomises the (in)security of urban zones in the Americas whose geographical, political and economic divisions are exacerbated by the political economy and geopolitics of drug trafficking, as well as by militarised attempts to fight it. Various geographic, political, and economic factors in the Acapulco Metropolitan Zone (AMZ) have impacted drug trafficking and organised crime and contributed to high levels of violence. As a result, Acapulco now ranks among the 50 most violent cities in the world. This article analyses the trends in drug trafficking and organised crime in the AMZ, and highlights the lessons for scholars and policy-makers.
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