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Sandy E. Ramirez Gutiérrez
SANDY E. RAMIREZ GUTIÉRREZ is Professor in the Economics Department of UNAM.

The Criminal Economy
by Sandy E. Ramirez Gutiérrez| Field Notes
The violent disappearance of students attending the Ayotzinapa Normal School, located in the state of Guerrero, highlighted not only the complicity of political power with drug trafficking groups, but also how these organizations have grown from exclusive trading partners to crucial instruments in the execution of state crimes.
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