Drug Trafficking, Corruption and States: How Illicit Networks Shaped Institutions in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico
Drug Trafficking, Corruption and States (A Small Wars Journal-El Centro and Vortex Foundation Book) is cutting edge research. Garay-Salamanca and Salcedo-Albarán, along with their contributing authors help document the transition from economic to political imperatives within transnational drug cartels. Social Network Analysis is their tool for illuminating the varying dynamics of cartel-state inter-penetration and reconfiguration.