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Sep 20, 2024 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are extremely well-organized, well-financed, efficient, and ruthless. Since the 1980s, they have dominated the international.
- Richard J. Samuels
The rise of drug cartels in Mexico is a complex phenomenon with deep historical roots and expansive ramifications. Tracing the origins and evolution of these criminal organizations can provide insight into their striking influence on both Mexican society and international drug policies.
Powerful drug cartels have left an indelible mark in Mexican history, and they continue to operate with relative impunity today. Efforts by authorities to curtail their influence have failed, largely because of their inability to learn from lessons of the past.
- Jacob JiHyong Kim
- 2014
Oct 23, 2017 · This article assesses the impact of drug cartels in Mexico, a country that has witnessed an unprecedented expansion of cartels and wave of drug-related violence since mid-2000.
- Roxana Gutierrez-Romero, Mónica Oviedo
- 2017
Jan 1, 2024 · We also estimate the broad impact of cartels on poverty, inequality, unemployment and migration within the country using population censuses. We focus on assessing the impact on municipalities that experienced cartels or drug-related homicides for the first time in 2006 or afterward.
Aug 5, 2024 · The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption and violence in Mexico, contributing to tens of thousands of homicides in the country each year. Since Mexico launched a war on the cartels...
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Oct 1, 2014 · This paper assesses the impact that drug cartels and their associated violence have had on development in Mexico. For this purpose, we monitored official and media reports to identify where ...