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Narconomics
Narconomics: How To Run a Drug Cartel | Tom Wainwright
Everything drug cartels do to survive and prosper theyve learnt from big business brand value and franchising from McDonalds, supply chain management from Walmart, diversification from Coca-Cola. Whether its 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 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.
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Grrlbrarian
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Clark and I just finished this book about the economics of the global drug trade and how to run a cartel. I was riveted and rated it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Clark found it... a snooze 😴😂

Copwithabook Oooo sounds super interesting 3y
Grrlbrarian @Copwithabook With your line of work, you would find this compelling for sure 🙌 3y
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Squidonland
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Not so much how to run a cartel but more like how cartels are run and what governments should do to curb their “business”. An interesting read :)

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Squidonland
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Not so much how to run a cartel but more like how cartels are run and what governments should do to curb their “business”. An interesting read :)

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CocoReads
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#bookmail and non fiction is totally not my thing but I‘ve heard this is a good one

Jenken1998 You will have to let me know if they give step by step instructions.. just incase my social work career doesnt pan out.. lol 6y
CocoReads @JenniferDuffKennedy my oldest tells me it‘s fun and informative. 🤣🤣 6y
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My_novel_obsession
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Very interesting, highly educational look at the economics of the illegal drug business with logical solutions for more effective ways of handing the "war on drugs". Highly recommend!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reecaspieces Awe....love your pug....my pug peanut says hiiiii, snort,snort snot (edited) 7y
My_novel_obsession @Reecaspieces I guess you could say he's my grandpug! He is my daughter's dog that I get to babysit sometimes while she is at work. He loves coming over here because I definitely spoil him!!! (edited) 7y
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My_novel_obsession
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Back on the road :(. But hoping to make some progress on this on flight - it's very interesting, just slow going.

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My_novel_obsession
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I'm not sure I could find two more different books to read at the same time but I'm really enjoying them both 📚😍

Zelma 😂 yes, that is quite a juxtaposition! 7y
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Cinfhen
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I'm just crushing on my hubby's current book jacket 💛💀💛According to hubs this book is fascinating...

CocoReads Sounds fascinating. And I love the cover. Stacked! 8y
ReadingRover I got this on audio when it was a daily deal but haven't listened to it yet. I'm excited to. 8y
Cinfhen @ReadingRover @CocoReads my hubby hasn't stopped yapping to me about this book....he keeps needing to share antidotes 8y
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ReadingRover @Cinfhen it sounds so cool. I can't wait to build an empire based on its wisdom once I listen to it! 😝😂 8y
Cinfhen Haha @ReadingRover you can partner with my husband...he's making big plans too🙌🏻 8y
LauraBeth Skulls scare me ☠️😂 8y
Cinfhen I find them somewhat sexy @LauraBeth 8y
ramyasbookshelf Sounds fascinating!! Adding it to my TBR already though I never thought I'd be interested in books about drug cartels! 8y
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Oblomov26
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A book which seeks to analyse the drug industry on an economic basis, with cartels being multinationals exploiting government weaknesses and fleeing to the neighboring country when circumstances become unfavorable down to the foot soldiers who are the equivalent of servers at fast franchises. I found his arguments that the solution to this problem should be addressed on this basis with rehabilitation providing a cheaper alternative to enforcement.

MrBook Nice review!!! 8y
Laalaleighh Yes to cartels = MNCs!! 8y
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Megabooks
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Vegas is happening! I'm going to drag myself there if I have to! I've scheduled a pedicure on my one afternoon off. So excited!!!! 💅🏻💅🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Also excited to chill in my room after a day of schmoozing. (It's a work trip.)

Packing while listening to this book. It's just what I need right now after the trauma of The Animators. I posted a TW in a spoiler tag this morning. It had me REALLY upset at work.

NovelGirl82 Yay!! How fun!!! 8y
LeahBergen Nice! Have fun! 8y
jessdean Have fun!! 8y
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SharonGoforth Have a great time!! 🎲🎰💰💰 8y
ApoptyGina69 Oooo I'm going on march 27! So close, and yet so far... It's my sister's work thing and I'm just crashing in the free hotel and having fun. Let us know how it goes! Do they have good bookstores in Vegas? 🍹+ 📚= 🤑 8y
LitHousewife Fun! Where are you staying? 8y
drbethandherkindle Have fun!! 8y
josie281 There is a bookstore in downtown LV that was lovely called The Writer's Block. Small but good. I went last weekend. 8y
Laalaleighh Have SO much fun 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 8y
Megabooks @LitHousewife Mandalay Bay 😃 8y
Megabooks @ApoptyGina69 Too bad!! It would have been nice to meet up! 8y
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Tcip
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This book really puts the crime and violence in the drug world in a whole new light and forced me as a reader to look that the facts of the cartels. The correlation between business and cartel is very creepily similar. Because of this we need to explore new options when it comes to forcing the violent and horrible drug lords out of business. That means making economists police officers. Great read and one that I highly recommend!!

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Tcip
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Just finished Grunt (review soon) so I am keeping this non fiction train going and starting off with this bad boy! Considering my job, this is an interesting read!

Desha @Tcip I've been wanting to read this book too! And Grunt is on my kindle waiting to be read lol. Looking forward to your reviews! 👍🏻☺️📚❤️ 8y
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Megabooks
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I picked up these three as ebooks/audiobooks at today's Amazon sale! I've read most of the books on sale, but somehow these three escaped me. For some books, adding narration is discounted 👍🏻, but others it's still up at $12.99 😳! Two are for #NonfictionChallenge17

HardcoverHearts I just saw that sale and I'm going in deep for it! There are some on there that I have on wait list at the library so I am happy to pay 1.99 to jump ahead of the line and have my own copy! 8y
Megabooks @HardcoverHearts I always do that too! 8y
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GoneFishing

...a kilogram of...cocaine...needs...350 kilograms of dried coca leaves...that would cost about $385. Once this is converted into a kilo, it can sell in Colombia for $800...that same kilo is worth $2,200 by the time it is exported from Colombia, and it has climbed to $14,500 by the time it is imported to the U.S. After being transferred to a midlevel dealer, its price climbs to $19,500. Finally, it is sold by street-level dealers for $78,000

Tldeandrea This one is on my list. Did you enjoy it? 8y
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