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Walls, Warnings, and the War on Fentanyl: Peter Andreas on Trump’s Border Politics

New Books in Economics

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Rethinking the Illicit Economy

This chapter explores the historical context of the global illicit economy, challenging misconceptions and emphasizing its complexity. It critiques the often unreliable statistics used to study criminal activities like drug trafficking, advocating for a more nuanced understanding over simplistic crisis narratives.

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