Votes, Drugs, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico Dan Fink The Origin of Medicine

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Votes, Drugs, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico Dan Fink The Origin of MedicineOne of the most surprising developments in Mexico's transition to democracy is the outbreak of criminal wars and large scale criminal violence. Why did Mexican drug cartels go to war as the country transitioned away from one party rule? And why have criminal wars proliferated as democracy has consolidated and elections have become more competitive subnationally? In Votes, Drugs, and Violence, Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political theory