Law enforcement and concentration in illicit drug markets

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-114

  Poret, Sylvaine ^a,b   Téjédo, Cyril ^c  

^a LORIA   (France)

^b CREST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concentration; Illicit drugs; Law enforcement; Oligopoly; Organized crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044438227     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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