From freedom to repression and violence: The evolution of drug policy in Peru

Aldo F. Ponce

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29082-9_8

From freedom to repression and violence: The evolution of drug policy in Peru

Aldo F. Ponce

Department of Political Science

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Abstract

This chapter assesses the evolution of drug policy in Peru; It takes into account past and current initiatives to reform the repressive drug policy in the country. Also, it discusses how several key determinants–such as foreign pressures, the rise of subversive groups, and the type of economic model implemented–have influenced the evolution of drug policy in Peru. Its development is systematized into phases that consider the influence and effects of these different determinants. The chapter argues that drug policy has become increasingly repressive in Peru, and concludes that the Peruvian state has been unable to implement innovative and non-repressive initiatives on drug policy because of its institutional weakness, foreign pressures from the United States, and security concerns due to the growth of subversive groups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Drug Policies and the Politics of Drugs in the Americas
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	123-148
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319290829
ISBN (Print)	9783319290805
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29082-9_8
Publication status	Published - 2016 Jan 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Social Sciences(all)
Medicine(all)
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
Psychology(all)

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