place within an industry when rival companies cooperate for their mutual benefit. Collusion most often takes place within the market structure of oligopoly‚ where the decision of a few firms to collude can significantly impact the market as a whole. Cartels are a special case of explicit collusion. Collusion which is not overt‚ on the other hand‚ is known as tacit collusion. How is OPEC a collusive oligopoly? Answer: OPEC is a collection of oil exporting countries. Oligopoly - Industry that is controlled
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Drug Trafficking What do you think the crime that occurs the most in the world is? Is it gang related activity? Prostitution maybe? The answer to this question is drugs and drug trafficking. If we make drug legal‚ will drug trafficking stop? In this essay I will talk about the perspectives of countries on drug trafficking. Firstly‚ what is drug trafficking? Drug trafficking is the production and distribution of drugs around the world through specific routes. The drugs commonly traded are cocaine
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with the drug cartels exporting their drugs quicker to the surrounding countries; they use the ports of the Caribbean to refuel while on the way to America. The waters of the Caribbean islands are patrolled by navies from the United States‚ France‚ Canada and the Netherlands. (Barnes 2010) However‚ the patrolling of the waters has not had a significant impact in the delivery of drugs to other countries. As the international drug trade continues to spread and grow‚ Mexican drug cartels are continuing
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from competitive firms. A market structure is characterized by a large number of small firms but not identical products sold by all firms. These are the four basic market structure in the Philippines‚ Pure competition‚ monopoly‚ oligopoly and cartel. Competitors have typically small firms‚ absolute and relative and capital requirements are low. Competitive industries is relatively easy but we have to know the market structure where we will establish our own business because if not nothing prevents
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comprehension of the international drug trade‚ and its relation to these Islands. The Cali and Medellin cartels‚ Colombian cocaine producers had two primary routes for exporting their product to the United States and Europe‚ by land and by sea. The land route entailed travel through central America‚ entering the United States via the border with Mexico. To reach Europe and the Atlantic coastline‚ cartels would bring their product to Trinidad or Tobago‚ either via airdrop or clandestine boat landings leaving
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Analysis of “La Reyna del Inframundo” The notorious drug war and wanton violence is taking over Mexico. The government and police seem to have no control over the situation as the drug cartels have the most power out of anyone in the country. However‚ there are a few who attempt to denounce the violence of the drug cartels that spreads across the country like a bloody wildfire through poetry‚ music‚ and painting. Javier Sicilia‚ a poet‚ denounces the drug violence that killed his son through his last
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The Truce on Drugs‚ a 2012 article in New York Magazine by Benjamin Wallace-Wells‚ seeks to assess some of the history as well as the aftermath of the infamous war on drugs in the United States. He discusses the point that the real issue with the international and domestic drug trade is the violence associated with it‚ not the drugs or drug trade itself. Granted‚ there are other negative effects of drug use on communities‚ but they are not as pressing as the violence that stems from the trade. Wallace-Wells
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government deploy numbers of border security to the border‚ so that there will be no loophole for illegal immigrants and cartel to move guns and drugs. Therefore crossing the country‚ the migrant has to undergo the due process by applying for validated‚ biometric entry keys to cross our border safely and legally. It will free up our border security cadre to focus on preventing cartels‚ traffickers and terrorists from exploiting holes in our current
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analysis of these growing illicit networks involved with narcotrafficking. They cover important topics such as the permeation of the drug trade in countries like Mexico and Brazil‚ the role of intermediaries in narcotrafficking‚ the creation of micro-cartels‚ and the importance of narco/political nexus in the LATAM drug trade. Ultimately‚ the works suggest that counternarco efforts over the past couple of years in Latin America have only challenged the traffickers to seek new channels and form new networks
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fully realized. The first situation is that of Narcos. Controlling the laws‚ economy‚ and social structure of not only towns but entire provinces as illustrated by the Medellin Cartel‚ Sinaloa Cartel‚ and Knights Templar Cartel‚ they are absolutely ruthless in maintaining and expanding their power and influence. Cartels have no qualms with taking another human life‚ judge or not‚ as shown by previous judges who have tried to protect justice such as Rodrigo Lara Bonilla. Additionally‚ Narcos often
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