Bern University of Applied Sciences Business and Administration

Drugwar of Mexico
The Mexican drugwar hampers the development of the national economy

Final paper for the module "Academic Methods of Working"

submitted as part of the degree programme Semester Class Authors

Bachelor of science Business Administration 2 2i Ardian Beqiri Kevin Leiser Thomas Zbinden 22th May 2013 Benjamin Spycher Benjamin Spycher

Date of submission Supervision Responsible for the module

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Contents
1. 2. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 Source basis ............................................................................................................. 3 2.1. Research method .................................................................................................. 3 2.2. Documentation of research .................................................................................... 3 2.3. Discussion of the source material .......................................................................... 4 2.4. Summaries ............................................................................................................ 5
2.4.1. 2.4.2. 2.4.3. The Mexican Economy After the Global Financial Crisis ............................................. 5 Inside Mexico’s Drug War ............................................................................................ 5 Drug War - Confronting a shared threat ....................................................................... 7

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Discussion of the literature on the Drug War in Mexico ........................................ 8 3.1. Characterisation of the topic in relation to the subject ............................................ 8 3.2. Comprehensive discussion