Historique
Article de Périodique
Finding an alternative to illicit opium production in Afghanistan, and elsewhere (2011)
Auteur(s) :
CHOUVY, P. A.
Année
2011
Page(s) :
373-379
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
AFGHANISTAN
Thésaurus mots-clés
OPIUM
;
CULTURE ILLICITE
;
CULTURE ALTERNATIVE
;
ERADICATION
;
GUERRE
;
PRODUCTION
;
GEOPOLITIQUE
;
PAUVRETE
;
ECONOMIE
;
DEVELOPPEMENT
Résumé :
Prohibition attempts have failed for over a century, as the case of Afghanistan shows. There are many and complex reasons for this. Illicit opium production has benefited from synergies between war economies and drug economies, in Afghanistan and elsewhere. It has also thrived on economic underdevelopment and poverty. Part of the problem is that illicit opium production largely outlives war and that economic development can only occur in countries and regions where peace prevails. What is needed to reduce poppy cultivation is broad and equitable economic development. Ignoring the causes of opium production or making them worse by increasing poverty through forced eradication, will compromise antidrug policies and stabilisation efforts.
Affiliation :
UMR 8586 PRODIG, Paris, France
Cote :
A02936