{"product_id":"slaves-of-the-cartels-9798230416630","title":"Slaves of the Cartels","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mikel Sandór Piña\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mikel Sandor Pina\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mikel Sandor Pina\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economics - Macroeconomics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSYNOPSIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Slaves of the Cartels\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if you were told that drug trafficking isn't just a drug problem, but a global economic system that operates on the logic of modern slavery? A system where human life is worth less than a bullet, and where the wealth of a few is built on the corpses of thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Slaves of the Cartels\" \u003c\/strong\u003eis not another book about violence or drug lords. It is a brutal investigation that lays bare the anatomy of a monster that has perfected exploitation: cartels as transnational corporations that operate with the cold-bloodedness of an investment bank and the cruelty of a concentration camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe myth of \"narco-luxury\" \u003c\/strong\u003e 99.6% of recruits die or are imprisoned before the age of 25. Their Rolexes are fake, their mansions are temporary, their gold-plated guns... they're never used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe feudal pyramid: \u003c\/strong\u003e The top 0.001% of the bosses accumulate 92% of the profits, while the hawks and hitmen survive on less than $300 a month and a life expectancy of 25 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe economy of terror: \u003c\/strong\u003e Cartels invest in \"handouts\" (0.1% of their profits) to extract $2,500 in extortion and generate $18,000 in social damage for every dollar \"donated.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodwashing: \u003c\/strong\u003e For every dirty $1, they pay only $0.28 to launder it in Miami, cryptocurrencies, or phantom agro-exports.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGhost states: \u003c\/strong\u003e Where the government disappears, the cartels impose their law: 1 hitman for every 20 inhabitants, swift \"justice\" with 100% effectiveness, and clandestine clinics to treat gunshot wounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith devastating data from the DEA, Europol, UNICEF, and international prosecutors' offices, this book proves that the \"war on drugs\" hasn't failed: it was \u003cem\u003edesigned \u003c\/em\u003eto fail. While governments blame each other, cartels already control markets in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and their business model-based on fear, debt, and desperation-is being exported like an unstoppable virus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikel Sandor Pina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779163799703,"sku":"9798230416630","price":1256.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798230416630.webp?v=1778033932","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/slaves-of-the-cartels-9798230416630","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}