“From bad they made it worse” : the concentration of opium poppy in areas of conflict in the provinces of Helmand and Nangarhar / David Mansfield ; editing Ann Buxbaum ; layout Ahmad Sear Alamyar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: (Case study)Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), ©2014.Description: viii, 81 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HV5840. A23.
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Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodology—3. Nangarhar : the dispersal of political power—4. Helmand : turning deserts into flowers—5. Conclusion—Bibliography.
Summary: Summary: “Levels of the drug crop cultivation have long been seen as an indicator of the success or failure of counternarcotics efforts. However, to rely on this indicator is to misunderstand the socioeconomic and political processes that support farmers moving out of opium poppy cultivation, as well as the limited scope of many interventions currently categorized and budgeted as…”—(pages 2).
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“May 2014”.

“12 years of high-quality research”—cover page.

“AREU research for a better Afghanistan”—cover page.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 78-79).

Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodology—3. Nangarhar : the dispersal of political power—4. Helmand : turning deserts into flowers—5. Conclusion—Bibliography.

Summary: “Levels of the drug crop cultivation have long been seen as an indicator of the success or failure of counternarcotics efforts. However, to rely on this indicator is to misunderstand the socioeconomic and political processes that support farmers moving out of opium poppy cultivation, as well as the limited scope of many interventions currently categorized and budgeted as…”—(pages 2).

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