Foreword / Giuseppe di Gennaro

Ch. 1. The Coca-Cocaine Phenomenon in Bolivia. Coca and Its Growing Areas. Cocaine: Defining Terms. Cocaine's Impact on the National Economy. The Social Impact of Cocaine Trafficking. Legislation. The Drug Trade and Bolivia's Foreign Affairs. Crop Reduction Programs. Proposals for Change

Ch. 2. The Socioeconomic and Political Impact of the Drug Phenomenon in Colombia. Drugs and the United States: A Colombian Impression. Moral Considerations. The Elements of a Solution. The Use of Drugs in History. Recent U.S. Policy on Drugs. Drugs in the "Third World" Drug Trafficking in the Colombian Economy. Political and Social Dimensions. A Synthesis of the Drug Issue in Colombia

Ch. 3. The Illicit Drug Trade in Peru. Chemical and Medical Aspects of Cocaine. Factors of Drug Dependence. Coca and the Peruvian Economy. Drug Trade, Foreign Exchange, and the Banking System. Costs of the Drug Trade. Three Stages of Peruvian Drug Trade Legislation. Considerations for the Future. Strategies for the Drug Trade. Solutions

Ch. 4. Cocaine: Andean Problems and Andean Solutions. The International Nature of the Problem. The United States and the Production, Trafficking, and Consumption of Cocaine. The Andean Countries and the Production, Trafficking, and Consumption of Cocaine. Economic Dimensions of the Illicit Drug Trade for Andean Countries. Legislation and the Administration of Justice. Substitution and Eradication. Traditional Consumption and Legalization.