The Dilemma of Lawlessness
Organized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders
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https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/HD%20MCUP/MCUP%20Pubs/TheDilemmaOfLawlessness.pdf?ver=2018-10-11-094159-607Author(s)
Espach, Ralph
Haering, Daniel
Melendez Quinonez, Javier
Castillo Giron, Miguel
Language
EnglishAbstract
The Dilemma of Lawlessness explores in-depth three towns typical of Guatemala’s border regions and examines the economic, political, and security effects of the amplification of the drug trade in their streets, across their rivers, and on their footpaths. The cases reveal that trade has brought prosperity, but also danger, as illegal profits penetrate local businesses, government offices, and churches as longstanding local smuggling networks must contend with or accommodate the interests of Mexican cartels. The authors argue persuasively for the importance of cultivating local community capital to strengthen these communities’ resiliency in the face of these threats.
Keywords
organized crime; violence; security; Guatemala; trafficking; drugsWebshop link
www.usmcu.edu/mcupressISBN
9780997317442Publisher
Marine Corps University Press (MCUP)Publisher website
https://www.usmcu.edu/MCUPress/Publication date and place
Quantico, VA, 2016Classification
Crime & criminology
Organized crime
Crime and criminology
Organized crime