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Narco-nomics : how to run a drug cartel / Tom Wainwright.

by Wainwright, Tom, 1982-

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PublicAffairs, c2016.

Drug traffic -- Economic aspects.

Drug control -- Economic aspects.

9781610395830 (hc)

1610395832 (hc)

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vii, 278 p., 8 [p.] of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (page 257-266) and index.

Cartel incorporated -- Cocaine's supply chain: the cockroach effect and the 30,000 percent markup -- Competition vs. collusion: why merger is sometimes better than murder -- The people problems of a drug cartel: when James Bond meets Mr. Bean -- PR and the mad men of Sinaloa: why cartels care about corporate social responsibility -- Offshoring: the perks of doing business on the mosquito coast -- The promise and perils of franchising: how the mob has borrowed from McDonald's -- Innovating ahead of the law: research and development in the "legal highs" industry -- Ordering a line online: how internet shopping has improved drug dealers' customer service -- Diversifying into new markets: from drug smuggling to people smuggling -- Coming full circle: how legalization threatens the drug lords -- Why economists make the best police officers.

"How does a budding cartel boss succeed (and survive) in the $300 billion illegal drug business? By learning from the best, of course. From creating brand value to fine-tuning customer service, the folks running cartels have been attentive students of the strategy and tactics used by corporations such as Walmart, McDonald's, and Coca-Cola. And what can government learn to combat this scourge? By analyzing the cartels as companies, law enforcers might better understand how they work ... [and have more success in efforts] to win the war against this global, highly organized business"--Amazon.com.

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