%0 Journal Article
%T DRUGS, VIOLENCE, AND STATE-SPONSORED PROTECTION RACKETS IN MEXICO AND COLOMBIA
%A Snyder
%A Richard
%A Dur¨¢n Mart¨ªnez
%A Ang¨¦lica
%J Colombia Internacional
%D 2009
%I Universidad de los Andes
%X illegality does not necessarily breed violence. the relationship between illicit markets and violence depends on institutions of protection. when state-sponsored protection rackets form, illicit markets can be peaceful. conversely, the breakdown of state-sponsored protection rackets, which may result from well-meaning policy reforms intended to reduce corruption and improve law enforcement, can lead to violence. the cases of drug trafficking in contemporary mexico and colombia show how a focus on the emergence and breakdown of state-sponsored protection rackets helps explain variation in levels of violence both within and across illicit markets.
%K protection rackets
%K drugs
%K violence
%K mexico
%K colombia.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-56122009000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en