Lia Osorio Machado

This work examines some geographical effects of drug trafficking in the Amazon basin. From the symbiotic relationship between the organizations running the illicit drug trade and the banking and financial system, the author develops a methodology based on the role of networks in today’s political economy.

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Machado, L. O. 1998. Financial Flows and Drug Trafficking in the Amazon Basin. MOST Discussion Paper nº 22, 16 p.