The Burmese Connection: Illegal Drugs and the Making of the Golden Triangle

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"An assessment of the historical, economic and contemporary impact of illicit drugs on the people, economy and international relations of Burma/Myanmar. This study discusses previous attempts to curb the cultivation of drugs and points out the financial/social costs of such a situation."...Overview of Narcotics in Burma 1 opium, Khun Sa, SLORC Drug Use in British Burma ... Kokang, cannabis, Kachin Narcotics Use in Independent Burma ... Kokang, Khun Sa, Tatmadaw National and International Consequences ... heroin, opiates, morphine Partial History of Decisions Dealing with ... Opium Act, Lower Burma, Karenni Acronyms ... Drug Abuse, Vienna, United Front » Index ...

Creator/author: 

Ronald Renard

Source/publisher: 

UNRISD, UNU

Date of Publication: 

1996-00-00

Date of entry: 

2008-03-27

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

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