Introduction
The past as prologue: the development of the world opiate market and the rise of the international control regime
The contemporary market
Did the Taliban's ban really matter?
Keeping track of opiate flows
Afghanistan and Burma: the two dominant producers
India: diversion from licit cultivation
Colombia: the emergence of a new producer
Tajikistan: the rise of a narco-state
The theoretical and practical consequences of variations in effective illegality
Synthesis of findings and lessons for policy making
Appendix A: Legal production of opium
Appendix B: Average consumption and purity
Appendix C: Central Asia: trafficking revenues and economic dependency
Appendix D: Examples of countries with lax enforcement.