Drug Policy and the Decline of the American City

By Sam Staley

Book Overview

The drug trade is a growth industry in most major American cities, fueling devastated inner-city economies with revenues in excess of $100 billion. In this timely volume, Sam Staley provides a detailed, in-depth analysis of the consequences of current drug policies, focusing on the relationship between public policy and urban economic development and on how the drug economy has become thoroughly entwined in the urban economy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560007184
• ISBN13: 9781560007180
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"