Letters; On Bolivia's cocaine, prostitution in Britain, Compaq Computer, slavery, advertising regulation, Mandarin Chinese.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Economist (US), The, January, 2001
S IR -For a newspaper usually critical of current international drug policies, it must be hard to admit that Bolivia could make such a success of narcotics control ("Coca's second front", January 6th). Your honest report of how this country dismantled a large illicit-drug industry capable of churning out 250 tonnes of cocaine a year deserves praise. When President Hugo Banzer unveiled his national drug plan three years ago there were few believers. He succeeded where others have failed mainly because his strategy was embraced by the majority of Bolivians despite their many other social problems. Attention now focuses on how best to consolidate the results in Bolivia. Now that the ability to enforce drug law is firmly in place, the answer lies in further development, for...
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