Colombia politics: Coca and cocaine in the Andes
Progress against coca in Colombia is threatened by the perilous politics of the drug "war" and, as always, by market forces LA MACARENA National Park is a dramatic mountain ridge…
Bolivian Leader’s Stance on Coca Raises U.S. Concerns
Click here to listen to the story Morning Edition, December 29, 2005 · Bolivian President-Elect Evo Morales has promised to allow more coca farming, which has renewed a debate in…
Bolivia: Coca Fields May Reemerge as Battleground
The Miami Herald, Knight Ridder News Service A truce between Bolivian troops and farmers who grow coca is set to expire Oct. 1, and many in the Chapare region wonder…
Conflicting Agendas: The Politics of Development Aid in Drug-Producing Areas
Development Policy Review, 2005, 23 (2): 183-198 Overseas Development Institute, 2005. Published by Blackwell Publishing, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA. When international development…