Drugs in the Caribbean : an economic balance sheet. (Record no. 22048)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 00960nam a2200109Ia 4500 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | GRIFFITH, Ivelaw L. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Drugs in the Caribbean : an economic balance sheet. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1995 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Discusses the costs and benefits of the drug phenomenon within the context of the region's economic circumstances. Identifies three areas of actual and potential economic benefits as : employment, income regeneration, and revenue enhancement. Negative aspects of the drug trade include its impact on certain industries, fines imposed by foreign countries, and resource utilization. Concludes that, in addition to operational countermeasures to deal with production, trafficking and other operations, and with crime, corruption and other consequences of the phenomenon, also needed are structural and functional adaptations in the economic sphere in order to remove some of the incentives for involvement in drugs. |
| 583 ## - ACTION NOTE | |
| Time/date of action | 3/7/00 |
| Action agent | M2LMGR |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Analytic |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARICOM Documentation Centre | CARICOM Documentation Centre | 04/05/2023 | 0000000016062 | 04/05/2023 | 04/05/2023 | Analytic |