Subject: Econ 430 War on Drugs

Your topic should be on public policy. The project must state why the topic selected is important to you. 

You will be required to write a short integrative bibliographical paper of no more than seven (7) pages for this course. This short paper will consist of eight journal articles or working papers regarding issues in: 

1. Drug Policies; 

2. Economic Analysis; 

3. Economic Historical Analysis; 

4. Medical History; 

5. Scientific Analysis; 

6. International Diplomacy; and/or 

7. Social and Philosophical Analysis. 

The bibliographical selection may address topics from the examples listed below: 

1. A critique of the drug policy in the United States (shortcomings, reduction of supply of drugs, treatment options, etc.);  

2. Legitimate historical use of drugs: opium and cocaine;  

3. Comparative international policies;  

4. Historical analysis of policies in different countries; 

5. Socio-Economic analysis of drug policies; 

6. International Drug Cartels and their Activities / Violence and Corruption; 

7. European colonialism and the drug trade in history; and 

8. Foreign Trade