Understanding illicit drug markets in Australia notes towards a critical reconceptualization

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-101

  Dwyer, Robyn ^a   Moore, David ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drug economies; Exchange; Illicit drug markets; Methods; Social relations; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749093098     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azp065     Document Type: Article

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