Narconomics

Name: Narconomics
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781785030420
Price: 26.0 NZD
Availability: InStock

How To Run a Drug Cartel

By Tom Wainwright

0.0 (0 reviews)

4.14

( 11,344 ratings, 887 reviews)

Summary

iNarconomics* by Tom Wainwright explores the drug trade through an economic lens, comparing it to legitimate businesses. The book examines how drug cartels operate like large corporations, focusing on strategies in supply chains, competition, and marketing. It offers insights into the dynamics and global impact of the narcotics business.
Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

$26⁰⁰

Elsewhere:

~~$28⁰⁰~~

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Narconomics

$26⁰⁰

Elsewhere:

~~$28⁰⁰~~

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by the parallels between the illegal drug industry and legitimate businesses, and wish to explore how economic principles can provide insights into tackling drug cartels. It offers a fascinating blend of investigative journalism and economics, ideal for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of the global drug trade within the realms of politics and current affairs.

Narconomics

Everything drug cartels do to survive and prosper they’ve learnt from big business – brand value and franchising from McDonald’s, supply chain management from Walmart, diversification from Coca-Cola.

What big business has taught the drug lords.

Description

What big business has taught the drug lords.

Everything drug cartels do to survive and prosper they've learnt from big business—brand value and franchising from McDonald's, supply chain management from Walmart, diversification from Coca-Cola. Whether it's human resourcing, R&D, corporate social responsibility, off-shoring, problems with e-commerce, or troublesome changes in legislation, the drug lords face the same strategic concerns as companies like Ryanair or Apple. So when the drug cartels start to think like big business, the only way to understand them is using economics.

In Narconomics, Tom Wainwright meets everyone from coca farmers in secret Andean locations, deluded heads of state in presidential palaces, journalists with a price on their head, gang leaders who run their empires from dangerous prisons, and teenage hitmen on city streets—all in search of the economic truth.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Described as a fascinating and engaging examination of the drug trade, Narconomics compares drug cartels to legitimate businesses, highlighting their complex operations and economic strategies. Critics praise the book as lively and original, offering a compelling case for drug law reform, while also showcasing its informative and entertaining narrative style.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785030420

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 February 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ebury Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 320

Collections

Biography & Memoir Business & Entrepreneurship Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Non-Fiction Penguin Books Politics & Current Affairs Tom Wainwright True Crime

About the Author

Tom Wainwright is the Britain editor of The Economist. Until 2013 he was the newspaper's Mexico City correspondent, covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as parts of South America and the United States border region. Before moving to Mexico in early 2010 he covered crime and social affairs for the Britain section of The Economist. He has a first-class degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University.