安第斯山地区的古柯叶贸易已经被新的可卡因经济所取代。社会学家埃德蒙多·莫拉莱斯对此进行了大量研究,分析可卡因产业的社会、文化、经济和政治意义。他试图给靠可卡因经济为生的农民们寻找替代的谋生手段,在研究过程中常常遇到意想不到的艰难。文章中对这些艰难有所描述,对从事非法活动的人进行观察时研究者将会面临哪些问题和危险也多有涉及。 Coca leaf trade in the Andes has been replaced by a new cocaine economy. The sociologist Edmundo Morales has done a great deal of research to analyze the social, cultural, economic and political significance of the cocaine industry. He sought to find alternative livelihood options for peasants who rely on cocaine for their livelihood and often encountered unexpected hardships in the research process. The article describes these difficulties, and the questions and dangers researchers face when they observe people engaging in illegal activities are also involved.